An alternative approach for correction of Stahl's ear.

abstract：:This is a short clinical report depicting an exceptionally early presentation of radiation-induced angiosarcoma and overview of the literature. This case highlights the need for a high level of clinical suspicion in those patients presenting with unresolving cutaneous skin changes after radiotherapy for breast cancer....

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Wei NJJ,Crowley TP,Ragbir M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Combined ventral hernia repair and panniculectomy (VHR/PAN) is controversial, and the safety profile including anticipated complications has been questioned. We present a retrospective case series review of patients from the University of Maryland Medical Center to help surgeons counsel patients on the risks an...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： McNichols CHL,Diaconu S,Liang Y,Ikheloa E,Kumar S,Kumar S,Nam A,Rasko Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transverse rectus abdominus muscle flaps (TRAM) can result in significant abdominal wall donor-site morbidity. We present our experience with bilateral pedicle TRAM breast reconstruction using a double-layered polypropylene mesh fold over technique to repair the rectus fascia. METHODS:A retrospective stud...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bharti G,Groves L,Sanger C,Thompson J,David L,Marks M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited access to hand surgical care in the emergency room appears to be a problem in north Florida and probably other parts of the country, as well. In this study, hand surgeons in 3 major cities were contacted to determine what on-call services they provide for hospital emergency departments in their areas. Addition...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Caffee H,Rudnick C

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data of body image and quality of life are available after panniculectomy. Although it is generally considered a medically necessary procedure, we believe that the benefits of this procedure are many. The Short Form of The Situational Inventory of Body Image Dysphoria Short Form and the Multidimensional Body S...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Singh KA,Losken A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty tumors of the peripheral nerves, although rare, occur with sufficient frequency to pose problems in diagnosis and treatment. Moreover, the nomenclature of these tumors has suffered from controversy over their morpological description. These factors have contributed to a misunderstanding about the treatment of th...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Terzis JK,Daniel RK,Williams HB,Spencer PS

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral nerve gap injuries continue to present a clinical challenge to today's surgeons. One method of surgical repair, implantation of acellular allografts, has been developed with the aim of bridging the gap with a cadaveric graft after removal of its cellular components, thereby accelerating axonal regeneration ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Pollins AC,Boyer RB,Nussenbaum M,Thayer WP

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aims to review the incidence and outcomes for children with superficial spreading melanomas (SSM) using population-based data. METHODS:The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (1974-2009) was analyzed for all patients less than 20 years of age diagnosed with SSM. RESULTS:Overall, 72...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Allan BJ,Ovadia S,Tashiro J,Thaller SR

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the absence of clinically positive regional nodes, any value of prophylactic dissection in malignant melanomas depends on accurate preoperative determination of the pathway of lymphatic drainage. We report on the use of noninvasive radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy in the determination of regional patterns of lymph n...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Fisher EB,Lewis VL Jr,Griffith BH,Spies W

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Life-threatening facial hemorrhage in Maxillofacial Surgery (MFS) has an approximate incidence of 1% in the trauma patient and in elective surgery. The treatment of acute life-threatening hemorrhage in MFS to prevent hypovolemic shock or airway obstruction forms the basis of emergency care and necessitates t...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Khanna S,Dagum AB

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a variety of traditional treatments for the removal of unwanted hair. Recently, lasers have been developed to remove hair. The long-pulsed ruby laser uses light at a wavelength of 694 nm with a 3-msec pulse to destroy hair. Seventy-two patients were treated with this laser from one to four times in a variety...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Solomon MP

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated the impact of a newly implemented protocol for superficial to mid-dermal partial thickness burns which involves early surgery and rapid coverage with biosynthetic dressing in a specialized national burns center in Singapore. METHODS:Consecutive patients with 5% or greater total body surf...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Tay KS,Chong SJ,Tan BK

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients with fronto-orbito-sphenoidal fibrous dysplasia, aged between 9 and 37 years, half of them male, were radically or nearly radically excised with immediate autogenous bone graft reconstruction. They had had frontal bulging and proptosis on the affected sides for 3 to 20 years. Four had decreased vision o...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chen YR,Fairholm D

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extra-articular crystalline deposition secondary to gout, and less commonly, pseudogout is a well known phenomenon. Despite this well-documented entity of extra-articular deposition, there have been few reports of infiltration of the flexor tendon sheath of the hand. Here, we present a case series of this unique occur...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bullocks JM,Downey CR,Gibler DP,Netscher DT

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats subjected to a standard electrical burn of 250 volts for 10 seconds receive a severe injury stimulating a pronounced systemic circulatory response. Initial postinjury hyperemia is replaced by a low perfusion state within 24 hours. Our study demonstrates the difficulty in isolating regional microcirculatory altera...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Imatani JH Jr,Miller SH,Buck DC,Demuth RJ,Parshley PF

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present their successful experience with an attractive alternative to the latissimus dorsi and gracilis muscle flaps for lower extremity reconstruction--the free rectus abdominis muscle flap. The muscle flap has a dual blood supply, but the longer pedicle length and larger vessel diameter of the inferior e...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bunkis J,Walton RL,Mathes SJ

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autogenous rib cartilage and silicone rubber are materials currently used for ear reconstruction. Increased morbidity and operative time with rib cartilage grafts and a high rate of extrusion with silicone implants render them less than ideal for reconstruction of the human ear. The purpose of the current investigatio...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shanbhag A,Friedman HI,Augustine J,von Recum AF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal wall reconstruction of ventral hernia defects with loss of visceral domain and inadequate soft-tissue coverage presents a surgical challenge. Four patients with large, skin grafted ventral hernia defects were treated by staged abdominal wall reconstruction. During the initial stage, tissue expanders were pla...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Carlson GW,Elwood E,Losken A,Galloway JR

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL) is a rare disease of unknown etiology, characterized by the presence of multiple, symmetrical, noncapsulated lipomas, mostly in the neck and upper trunk. To date, there is no effective medical treatment of MSL. Surgical treatment is based on 2 options, namely, lipectomy and/or lipo...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bassetto F,Scarpa C,De Stefano F,Busetto L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suction-assisted lipectomy (SAL) in association with abdominoplasty has been regarded with trepidation, with ischemia of the apron flap, skin loss, and open wounds among the potential dire consequences. Leaving midabdominal and epigastric fatty excess, however, confers suboptimal contour and often a mediocre cosmetic ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kolker AR

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to evaluate the lung function of patients with median sternotomy wound complication during the early postmedian sternotomy period and to compare the long-term pulmonary effects of reconstruction using pectoralis major and rectus abdominis muscle flaps. The percentage of predicted, standa...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Cohen M,Yaniv Y,Weiss J,Greif J,Gur E,Wertheym E,Shafir R

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients each with grade IIIB or IIIC distal tibial injuries are presented. All patients were treated initially by multiple debridements and external fixation of the tibial fracture. After failure of the primary treatment, each patient underwent microsurgical free muscle transfer and bone transport of the proxima...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Spiro SA,Oppenheim W,Boss WK,Schneider AI,Hutter AM

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although ulnar neuropathies are commonly encountered, isolated involvement of the motor branch is exceedingly rare. Previous reports of this entity describe compression as the deep motor branch passes through the piso-hamate hiatus and the adductor pollicis hiatus. This case series described 3 cases of motor...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Jennings JD,Jennings JF

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterolateral ankle pain can persist despite the best care of sprains or fractures. It is possible that this pain is related to stretch or traction injuries to the nerves that innervate the subtalar joint. If this were true, identification of these nerve branches by local anesthetic block would provide an indication t...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rab M,Ebmer J,Dellon AL

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an experiment using a continuous tissue pH monitoring system, selective occlusion of the vessels supplying lower abdominal island flaps in Sprague-Dawley rats resulted in predictable tissue pH changes. Arterial occlusion resulted in a rapid fall in pH. In all three experimental groups, the steepest rate of pH drop ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Raskin DJ,Erk Y,Spira M,Melissinos EG

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here 2 patients with question mark ears in one family. They had the peculiar auricular deformities bilaterally. Both patients had a cleft between the helix and earlobe respectively. The upper portion of the auricle showed marked prominence. The mother also showed notching between the helix and earlobe. The...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Takato T,Takeda H,Kamei M,Uchiyama K

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parry first described the syndrome of progressive facial atrophy in 1825, followed by Romberg in 1846. The clinical hallmark of the syndrome is atrophy of the facial soft tissues, including fat and muscle as well as underlying bone. Clinicians have classically reserved treatment until the end of the disease process, a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hunstad JP,Shifrin DA,Kortesis BG

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pain felt during botulinum toxin type-A injections and the troubled and distressed treatment it induces is common and well known for the patient and the doctor applying the treatment. This problem is further intensified on the patients who have needle phobia. The effect of ice application on the treatment zone bef...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sarifakioglu N,Sarifakioglu E

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with symptomatic macroglossia, 3 with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, 3 with Down's syndrome, and 3 with lymphatic malformation of the tongue, were evaluated for postoperative improvement following partial glossectomy. Symptoms evaluated were speech intelligibility, oral competence at rest, drooling, and no...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Siddiqui A,Pensler JM

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current practice of autologous fat transfer for soft tissue augmentation is limited by poor long-term graft retention. Adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs) contain several types of stem and regenerative cells, which may help improve graft retention through multiple mechanisms. Using a murine fat transplantation ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Zhu M,Zhou Z,Chen Y,Schreiber R,Ransom JT,Fraser JK,Hedrick MH,Pinkernell K,Kuo HC

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00