Surgical treatment of angiosarcoma of the scalp: less is more.

abstract：:We have developed a method of intermaxillary fixation using beads and wires. This method was effective in mandibular fractures that underwent both open and closed reduction. Our procedure is simple, requires little time, and is inexpensive. We also found several advantages of our technique when compared with the class...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hataya Y,Matsuo K,Watanabe T,Imai Y

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hand photography is effective and advantageous for assessing functional deficits and improvements related to surgery. In this study, it is aimed to investigate whether the correct active range of motion (ROM) is masked by the passive ROM in a wrist joint. METHOD:Eleven patients who were treated for unilat...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Yildiran G,Sutcu M,Akdag O,Isik C,Tosun Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and life sciences toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue function. This field has enjoyed tremendous growth in the past 10 years fuelled by its potential role in regenerating ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sterodimas A,De Faria J,Correa WE,Pitanguy I

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by skeletal malformations and dental abnormalities. Mutations of the transcription factor RUNX2 are responsible for the pathogenesis of CCD. We present a case of a 10-year-old boy with CCD, presenting with hypoplastic clavicles, delayed closure ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chen L,Sun Z,Zhang Y,Lin J,Li Z

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Placement of suction drainage in submuscular pockets is routinely performed in breast reconstruction. Days of drain permanence (DDP) are associated with hospital stay and related health care costs. The aims of this study are to retrospectively compare data related to DDP and total drainage volume between hig...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Pagliara D,Maxia S,Faenza M,Dessena L,Campus G,Rubino C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technically we can divide full-thickness thoracic reconstruction into 2 parts: providing a rigid support and ensuring well-vascularized coverage. Since 1986, the authors' center has had ample experience with bone banks and the use of cryopreserved bone grafts, which led them to consider the possibility of using these ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Garcia-Tutor E,Yeste L,Murillo J,Aubá C,Sanjulian M,Torre W

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Construction of male genitalia in biological female transsexual patients is problematic. We report 3 transsexuals with scrotal construction by tissue expansion of the labia majora. In each patient, tissue expanders were inserted into the labia majora several months before free flap phalloplasty. In 2 patients, the tis...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sengezer M,Sadove RC

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Double-breasted closure of the skin is achieved by deepithelialization of 1 edge of a wound and advancement of the opposite edge over this deepithelialized area. Such closure may prevent contamination or exposure of the implant in cases where immediate breast reconstruction with prosthetic material is obtained after s...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Woerdeman LA,Hage JJ,van Turnhout AA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bayonet-shaped airway allowing free respiration and undisturbed deglutition was reconstructed in 2 young women who had undergone tracheotomy and radiotherapy for thyroid carcinoma. The laryngeal vestibule, glottis, and subglottis had been destroyed, and the air passages were closed. An external gutter and an anterio...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Meyer R,Rheims D,Attya E

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the psychological aspects of mastectomy and reconstruction was carried out. A review of the literature revealed varied emotional responses to the mastectomy experience. An initial, limited study was designed to investigate the attitudes of two groups of women, one that chose reconstruction after mastectomy ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Goldberg P,Stolzman M,Goldberg HM

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to measure the biomechanical performance for commercially available microsutures, nylon polypropylene, polyester, and polyglactin 910. The biomechanical performance was determined by reproducible, biomechanical parameters that included stiffness, elasticity, resistance to creep, secure kn...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Van Meter BH,Thacker JG,Rodeheaver GT,Edlich RF

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several techniques for vaginal reconstruction after pelvic exenteration such as myocutaneous and myoperitoneal flaps are available. However, the use of a myofascial flap has not been previously described. Thus, the objective of this article is to present our experience of vaginal reconstruction with rectus a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Cortinovis U,Sala L,Bonomi S,Gallino G,Belli F,Ditto A,Martinelli F,Bogani G,Leone Roberti Maggiore U,Raspagliesi F

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with craniofacial anomalies can have hard and soft tissue deficiencies. In some cases, distraction osteogenesis can restore the bony deficiencies, but the soft tissue contour defect remains problematic. For these patients, the union of distraction osteogenesis and microvascular free flaps (MVFF) can...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Spector JA,Warren SM,Singh SP,McCarthy JG,Siebert JW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with metopic synostosis have a well-described clinical picture of trigonocephaly, often with hypotelorbitism. The craniofacial disorder itself is well recognized; however, objective prognostic factors for predicting the risk of reoperation are not well known. In 39 children with metopic synostosis, measuremen...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Paige KT,Cohen SR,Simms C,Burstein FD,Hudgins R,Boydston W

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) has gained importance in the management of maxillofacial fractures with life-threating hemorrhage (MFH). However, clinical evidence supporting the use of TAE has not been clearly established in the literature. Therefore, we evaluated the effectiveness of TAE for MF...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Matsumoto S,Akashi T,Hayashida K,Sekine K,Orita T,Funabiki T,Kitano M

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:To date, full-thickness skin ulcers of the heel of the foot are still difficult wounds to cover. Many choices of coverage are available, but few provide long-term coverage due to bone exposure, deficient sensibility, and subsequent breakdown. An advancement flap based on the medial plantar artery with sensory nerve br...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Narsete TA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trauma patients are at high risk for delayed diagnosis of injuries, including those to the hand, with reports in the literature as high as 50%. As a result, patients may have prolonged disability and longer hospital stays with associated increased costs. Our objective was to elucidate risk factors for the delayed diag...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Adkinson JM,Shafqat MS,Eid SM,Miles MG

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hand trauma call duties at university medical centers are traditionally split among plastic surgeons and orthopedic surgeons, frequently without additional fellowship training in hand and upper-extremity surgery. Differences in operative approach between these groups have never been specifically described. T...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Dasari CR,Sandhu M,Wisner DH,Wong MS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This represents the initial report of intestinal revascularization with pedicled omental flaps producing bowel segments that are capable of surviving without their native mesenteric perfusion. In 10 mongrel dogs, a pedicled omental flap supplied by the left gastroepiploic arcade was sutured along a seromuscular incisi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rand RP,Jurkiewicz MJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Use of the omentum for poststernotomy mediastinitis is typically viewed as a last resort. Formal debridement and muscle flap coverage is sufficient most of the time; however, there are situations when the omental flap is more appropriate. The purpose of this series is to critically evaluate the outcome in ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ghazi BH,Carlson GW,Losken A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reconstruction of small and thin defects in the orbital area using vascularized cortex is described herein. This vascularized cortex is taken from the medial supracondyle area of the femur because a small, thin, and flexible bone can be harvested. We have treated 5 patients with orbital bony defects that would hav...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kobayashi S,Kakibuchi M,Masuda T,Ohmori K

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of malignant cutaneous neoplasm found in man. Rarely, however, is it life-threatening or does it metastasize. A review of the literature revealed 138 cases of metastatic basal cell carcinoma. We describe 3 additional patients with metastatic basal cell carcinoma who were tr...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Smith JM,Irons GB

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to standardize use of the dorsal rat flap model originally described by McFarlane, we determined the following. The effect of delay is readily demonstrated but does not prevent necrosis entirely. Almost all flaps showed some necrosis, but delayed flaps showed approximately 15% less necrosis. Measurement o...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hurn IL,Fisher JC,Arganese T,Rudolph R

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjuvant chemotherapy is often required for the treatment of bone cancers after tumor resection, which often results in a large continuity defect. The immunosuppressive side effects could instead be exploited to allow immediate reconstruction with a composite tissue allograft (CTA) that would provide for rep...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hui-Chou HG,Olenczak JB,Drachenberg CB,Shea SM,Rodriguez ED

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgeons at our center previously reported a case of a 2-month-old infant who underwent closure of an infected sternal wound following open cardiac surgery with debridement followed by closure with bilateral pectoralis muscle flaps and a unilateral rectus abdominis muscle flap. The success of the procedure has spawned...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Taub PJ,Schulman MR,Sett S,Koch RM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various pedicle techniques have been described in breast reduction surgery. However, in cases of massive hypertrophy, the free nipple graft technique is still being performed by some surgeons out of fear of losing the nipple-areolar complex (NAC). As such, we evaluated patients with severe gigantomastia who ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Karacor-Altuntas Z,Dadaci M,Ince B,Karamese M,Savaci N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:: Penile reconstruction has always been a challenging problem for plastic surgeons while facing patients with severe congenital deformities and gender dysphoria and those who have suffered penile loss because of trauma, self-amputation, malignancy, and so on. Since 1936, when Bogoras first constructed a tota...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Yang M,Zhao M,Li S,Li Y

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Plastic surgery training has traditionally been modeled as an "apprenticeship," where faculty teach surgical skills to residents on live patients. Although this is a well-established process, the demand by the public and healthcare agencies for improved patient care, outcomes, and patient safety has led to...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Satterwhite T,Son J,Carey J,Zeidler K,Bari S,Gurtner G,Chang J,Lee GK

更新日期：2012-04-01 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