Results of immediate breast reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy.

abstract：:There has recently been an increase in the usage of the Internet as a source of patient information. It is very difficult for laypersons to establish the accuracy and validity of these medical websites. Although many website assessment tools exist, most of these are not practical.A combination of consumer- and clinici...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Parikh AR,Kok K,Redfern B,Clarke A,Withey S,Butler PE

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple variations of the musculocutaneous trapezius flap have been described, each of which use a single composite musculocutaneous unit in their designs. The limitation of such designs is the ability to use the components in a 3-dimensional manner, with only 1 vector existing in the geometry of the muscul...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rozen WM,Fox CM,Leong J,Morsi A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we investigated sensory and motor outcomes for different bridging techniques for short nerve gaps. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This study was conducted in the Postdoctoral Department of Burns, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery of our institution from August 2014 to May 2017. All patients with post...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ahmad I,Mir MA,Khan AH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prophylactic use of antibiotic for pediatric burns has been suggested as a possible means of reduction of toxic shock syndrome. In our study, we review 1250 burn cases during a 16-year period (1983-1999). There was a change in protocol during this period (after 1991, all pediatric burn received prophylactic antibi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Mulgrew S,Khoo A,Cartwright R,Reynolds N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conjoined twinning is a rare congenital malformation, and the resultant huge body wall defects after separation of conjoined twins represent a real challenge to surgeons. METHODS:From 2004 to 2009, authors performed body wall reconstruction for 2 pairs of thoraco-omphalopagus twins and 1 pair of ischiopagus...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Wu S,Guo K,Xiao P,Yang J,Sun J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The traditions of surgical education have changed little over the years. However, the increasing focus on patient safety and duty hour restrictions mandates that residents start developing complex skill sets earlier to ensure they graduate with procedural competency. Surgical training is poised to exploit ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Saldanha FYL,Loan GJ,Calabrese CE,Sideridis GD,Weinstock PH,Rogers-Vizena CR

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined regeneration of Meissner corpuscles in palm skin grafts. In only one of the specimens (split-thickness skin graft from the sole of the foot), numerous regenerated Meissner corpuscles were found in the dermal papilla. This suggests that the nerve pattern of the graft depends on reinnervation from the recipi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Wada H,Mihara K

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most commonly seen with dental extractions, inferior alveolar nerve injury is occasionally seen with orthognathic surgery and facial trauma. Nerve grafting can be performed by lateral corticotomy without the use of maxillomandibular fixation. A case is reported with this technique and recovery of sensibility ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Evans GR,Crawley W,Dellon AL

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disciplines using human body surface dimensions require accurate, repeatable measurements. This study presents a design for the analysis of repeatability, precision, and validation of a new anthropometric device. This model enables estimation of the proportion of the total variation attributable to each level of data ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kohn LA,Cheverud JM,Bhatia G,Commean P,Smith K,Vannier MW

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of extensive cutaneous leishmaniasis of the upper limb in a patient with leukemia is presented. A trial of medical therapy (sodium stibogluconate) resulted in rapid healing of the large ulcers. The incidence of leishmaniasis is increasing globally as a result of the ease of travel and migrating populat...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Al-Qattan MM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old male with fibrous dysplasia, in which rapidly increasing proptosis of the left eye was induced by a mucocele behind the globe, is reported. The mucocele was removed and the expanded bone was completely recontoured back to normal dimensions with the aid of an acrylic skull replica fabricated preoperativel...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hirabayashi S,Kagawa K,Ohkubo E,Sugawara Y,Sakurai A

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of patients with infected median sternotomy wounds includes debridement and closure using vascularized tissue, most often the pectoralis major muscle. However, occasionally, surgeons use other flaps to close sternotomy wounds. The purpose of this study is to review 1 center's experience with infected median ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Oh AK,Lechtman AN,Whetzel TP,Stevenson TR

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1980 and 1990, 35 patients underwent conservative parotidectomy combining a rhytidectomy incision and a superficial musculoaponeurotic system preservation technique to reduce the postoperative incidence of Frey's syndrome. All patients were evaluated by questionnaire for subjective symptoms of gustatory sweati...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Yu LT,Hamilton R

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old girl was referred to the plastic surgery unit with metastatic malignant melanoma diagnosed in a cervical lymph node. She had previously undergone excision of a Spitz nevus of the cheek at age 18 months. The management of this patient is discussed along with a review of the literature relating to Spitz nev...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Reynolds N,Ali-Khan AS,Rigby H,Orlando A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary or delayed primary repair of flexor tendon lacerations in the digital sheath has become the accepted practice among surgeons expert in the treatment of hand injuries. The youngest patient reported in the literature we reviewed was 3 months old. We report a case of flexor tendon laceration at the time of delive...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kavouksorian CA,Noone RB

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen free radicals are implicated to cause tissue injury during ischemia and reperfusion and may play a central role in the no-reflow phenomena. Modulation of these substances has been suggested as a means of decreasing the amount of tissue loss due to ischemia and subsequent reperfusion. Pretreatment of tissues wit...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Izquierdo R,Swartz WM,Sutker KB,Boydell CL,Almand J

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical care is often directed at improving patient's quality of life, the effectiveness of which can be measured by objective or subjective outcomes. Surgical intervention, especially in plastic and reconstructive surgery, can often provide hard objective measures, for example, breast size reduction after bilateral ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sharma K,Steele K,Birks M,Jones G,Miller G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatments for prominent ears are on the basis of the approach over the basics of the deformity decrease the concha-mastoid angle and create a new antihelical fold. The author describes a new retroauricular flap to be used in the recreation of the antihelical fold and critically analyzes the cosmetic resu...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Frascino LF

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical infection remains a significant problem in implant-based breast reconstruction and is a physical and emotional strain to the breast reconstruction patient. Bacterial strikethrough of draping and gown material is a likely source of infection. Strategies to reduce infection in implant-based breast rec...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Showalter BM,Crantford JC,Russell GB,Marks MW,DeFranzo AJ,Thompson JT,Pestana IA,David LR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight abdominal closures, as can be seen during transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap breast reconstruction, have been shown to increase intra-abdominal pressure, thereby decreasing thoracopulmonary compliance and increasing the workload of breathing. The purpose of this article was to quantitate pu...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shultz KJ,Don S,Mahabir RC,Verheyden CN

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective in this study was to extend diaphragmatic pacing therapy to include paraplegic patients with high cervical spinal cord injuries between C3 and C5. INTRODUCTION:Diaphragmatic pacing has been used in patients experiencing ventilator-dependent respiratory failure due to spinal cord injury as a mea...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Nandra KS,Harari M,Price TP,Greaney PJ,Weinstein MS

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A bulky appearance is one of the major patient complaints after extremity reconstruction after fasciocutaneous flaps. Serial debulking procedures with staged excision are required to improve aesthetic and functional outcome, but these methods risk injury to the vascular pedicle and often require multiple pro...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Reuben CM,Bastidas N,Sharma S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of pinch power associated with loss of coordinated movement of thumb and index fingers is the major disability in patients with ulnar nerve paralysis. Several tendon transfer methods utilizing different donor muscles have been used to restore adductor pollicis muscle function in ulnar nerve paralysis. In this pap...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Uraloğlu M,Orbay H,Açar HI,Sensöz O

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The most effective management of a patient with sarcoma is surgical resection. Often the resection is performed, the wound is irradiated, adjuvant chemotherapy is administered, and the wound is closed without plastic surgery consultation. Wound complications, after these treatment protocols, often require ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sanniec KJ,Swanson S,Casey WJ 3rd,Schwartz A,Bryant L,Rebecca AM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reviewed the fate of titanium plates used to correct maxillofacial trauma in 76 patients to define risk factors for plate removal. Medical records of 76 consecutive patients at a single institution, over a 10-year period, were retrospectively reviewed. Variables included age, sex, trauma type, diagnosis, fr...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Murthy AS,Lehman JA Jr

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft tissue defects in the periolecranon region are difficult to manage by standard techniques such as closure by approximation, split-thickness skin grafting, or healing by secondary intention. We employed cadaver injections and dissections to study the vascular anatomy of the periolecranon region in search of a suit...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bunkis J,Ryu RK,Walton RL,Epstein LI,Vasconez LO

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:: Gynecomastia is defined as benign proliferation of glandular breast tissue in men. Gynecomastia causes considerable emotional discomfort because of limitation of everyday activity especially in young men. Surgical treatment of gynecomastia significantly contributes to an increase in social activity and an ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ibrahiem SM

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finding an appropriate soft-tissue grafting material to close a wound located over the distal phalanx of the thumb, especially the pulp region, can be a difficult task. A sensate first dorsal metacarpal artery flap, mobilized from the dorsum of the adjacent index finger and used as an island pedicle skin flap, can be ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chang SC,Chen SL,Chen TM,Chuang CJ,Cheng TY,Wang HJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with hormone receptor-positive breast tumors receive hormonal therapy with either selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) (eg, tamoxifen) or aromatase inhibitors (AIs) (eg, anastrozole) for 5 to 10 years. Patients are using these therapies frequently during breast reconstruction. Literature i...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Spera LJ,Cook JA,Dolejs S,Fisher C,Lester ME,Hassanein AH

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the external oblique rectus musculofascial turnover flap has recently received a great deal of attention. With this method, the upper part of the external oblique muscle is lifted off the lower thoracic wall along with a segment of the rectus muscle, pedicled in the sixth intercostal space and subse...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bohmert H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00