Clinical outcome after pedicled segmental pectoralis major island flaps for head and neck reconstruction.

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：:Over the past century, many advancements have been made in peripheral nerve repair, yet these reconstructions still remain a challenge. Although sutures have historically been used for neurorrhaphy, they sometimes fail to provide optimal outcomes. As a result, multiple adhesive compounds are currently being investigat...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chow N,Miears H,Cox C,MacKay B

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic reconstruction of the abdominal wall using a free reinnervated rectus femoris muscle and an island tensor fascia lata transfer was performed for a large herniation with loss of the bilateral rectus abdominis muscles of the abdominal wall. The tensor fascia lata transfer was used to close an inner side of the a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Koshima I,Moriguchi T,Inagawa K,Urushibara K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a complex overgrowth disorder usually recognized at birth. Children diagnosed with BWS, particularly those with hemihypertrophy, experience an increased risk of developing benign and malignant tumors. This case report presents a 12-year-old girl with BWS and hemihypertrophy who rap...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Poh MM,Ballard TN,Wendel JJ

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:During this experiment the authors investigated whether prolonged local use of verapamil or lidocaine prevents vasoconstriction and establishes better blood supply to the rat epigastric skin flap, hence reducing the necrosis that occurs otherwise. Abdominal wall skin flaps of 45 Sprague-Dawley rats, based on a single ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Komorowska-Timek E,Chen SG,Zhang F,Dogan T,Lineaweaver WC,Buncke HJ

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Measurement of extremity volume is the most commonly used method for evaluation of lymphedema. However, volumetry would be inappropriate for comparing patients with different physiques, because body-type significantly affects extremity volume. Thus, we cannot evaluate using absolute values. To overcome this ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hattori Y,Hayashi K,Sakamoto S,Doi K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 8 male white Yorkshire pigs weighing approximately 42 kg each, 12 buttock neurovascular island skin flaps were dissected. Baseline recordings were made of blood flow and O2 consumption in the flap. Two series of experiments were carried out. In control animals (5), the flap was dissected and the "cold" aluminum pla...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Eriksson E,Miles RD,Le HQ

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of our retrospective study was to evaluate the outcomes of scaphoid fracture nonunion treated with a pronator quadratus pedicled vascularized bone graft and a headless compression screw with regard to early wrist and thumb mobilization. From January 2008 to June 2011, 27 patients (20 men and 7 women; mean ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lee SK,Park JS,Choy WS

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apert syndrome is characterized by craniosynostosis, central nervous system anomalies, midface hypoplasia, and syndactyly. Current research has focused on genetic and neurologic correlates. Cognitive assessment has been primarily limited to global intellectual evaluations, which can fail to detect the diverse cognitiv...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Da Costa AC,Savarirayan R,Wrennall JA,Walters I,Gardiner N,Tucker A,Anderson V,Meara JG

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to characterize airway problems, speech outcomes, and facial growth in patients with Stickler syndrome undergoing cleft palate repair. METHODS:A retrospective, longitudinal study was performed at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on 25 patients with Stickler syndrome and 53 ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Jackson OA,Kaye AE,Lee A,Minugh-Purvis N,Cohen MA,Solot CB,McDonald-McGinn D,Jawad AF,Zackai EH,Kirschner RE

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avulsion fractures can pose technical difficulties for surgical fixation. The fragments are often small and around finger joints with access being difficult due to attachment of ligaments or tendons. Traditionally, these have been treated using K wires, lag screws, or pullout sutures.Hook plates were originally descri...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Thirumalai A,Mikalef P,Jose RM

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:After extensive excision of skin cancer on the face, or when skin cancer is located on the 3-dimensional structures of the face, reconstruction with a local flap can be impossible, or clinicians are reluctant to reconstruct defects with a skin graft because of postoperative contraction, hyperpigmentation, or other com...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Park SW,Heo EP,Choi JH,Cho HC,Kim SH,Xu L,Lee Y,Choi TH,Kim S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burn wound sepsis can be due to exogenous or endogenous bacteria. When rare organisms cause infection, exogenous sources are implicated. This sets into motion hospital infection control team searches, which are both exhausting and harassing to patients and staff. This study examines the skin bacteria present at admiss...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Phillips LG,Heggers JP,Robson MC,Boertman JA,Meltzer T,Smith DJ Jr

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a method of reconstruction of a full-thickness lower eyelid defect using a blepharoplasty technique utilizing excess skin of the lower eyelid with a hard palate mucosal graft. In all patients the hard palate mucosa took well, and good functional and aesthetic results were obtained. The most suitable...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hatoko M,Kuwahara M,Shiba A,Tanaka A,Tada H,Okazaki T,Muramatsu T

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of minimally invasive surgery continues to evolve in all fields of surgery with new developments in techniques and instrumentation. One instrument that has evolved and become useful in the field of plastic surgery is the balloon dissector. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the balloon dissect...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ip TY,Aponte R,Koger KE,German G,Zobrist R,Levin LS

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subgalea-periosteal flaps were successfully used in a turnover pattern to reconstruct two scalp defects with exposed calvaria caused by tumor ablation. A copious vascular network of the subgaleal fascia in the base and its attached lateral territories provide adequate blood inflow for the turnover flap. The periosteum...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lai CS,Lin SD,Chou CK,Tsai CW

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in microsurgery have revolutionized the management of severe lower extremity soft tissue injuries. However, the final optimal result, such as cosmesis, is only of secondary concern as limb salvage is the ultimate goal in reconstruction. In a continuous effort to obtain the best possible outcome for patients, ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Marek CA,Pu LL

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medial canthus is supported by several structures with a complicated 3-dimensional arrangement in a narrow space. Although the medial canthal tendon occupies a major portion of the area, the medial canthal support structures include the following entities: Horner's muscle, the medial rectus capsulopalpebral fascia...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kang H,Takahashi Y,Nakano T,Asamoto K,Ikeda H,Kakizaki H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the recent surge in rates of immediate breast reconstruction, there is a paucity of large multicenter studies to compare differences in morbidity after immediate versus delayed breast reconstruction. This study used the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) to study the association be...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Saheb-Al-Zamani M,Cordeiro E,OʼNeill AC,Hofer SOP,Cil TD,Zhong T

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 5 years, as the failure properties of silicone gel breast implants have emerged, there has been considerable interest in measuring the levels of silicone and silicon in blood, serum, breast milk, and body tissues. Assays have been done in control patients without implant exposure, and in patients with ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Peters W,Smith D,Lugowski S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rising rate of MM reflects damage to the skin that has been done in the past. If a difference is to be seen prospectively, we must use protection (sunscreens) and have suspicious areas evaluated early in their course so that MM can be treated when curable. Until further research yields a cure for advanced MM, the ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rigel DS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangioma of the zygomatic bone is an extreme rarity. Six cases have been reported in the English literature. These reports and the 2 new patients presented here constitute the basis for our data. Clinical, histopathological, therapeutic, and reconstructive considerations are discussed. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Har-El G,Hadar T,Zirkin HY,Sidi J

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronoid process hyperplasia (CPH) is an uncommon disorder characterized by an enlarged coronoid process impinging against the posterior aspect of the zygomatic arch. Young male adults are usually affected, presenting with limited mouth opening, which is typically painless and progressive in nature. The diagnosis of t...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Mavili E,Akyürek M,Kayikçioğlu A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many techniques for cleft lip repair have been reported, but these techniques do not consider the contour lines of the upper lip and, in fact, destroy them. The upper lip has complicated contour lines including the vermilion free margin, vermilion border, upper lip horizontal groove (upper lip groove), philtrum (dimpl...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Onizuka T,Ichinose M,Hosaka Y,Usui Y,Jinnai T

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of keloids and hypertrophic scars continues to challenge health-care providers. Though both forms of pathologic scarring are distinct entities at the macro and microscopic level, their etiologies and treatment are often similar. Potential treatment approaches are progressing, and combinations of treatme...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shridharani SM,Magarakis M,Manson PN,Singh NK,Basdag B,Rosson GD

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipofibromatosis is a slow-growing, childhood soft-tissue neoplasm that is often confused with other conditions. We report a patient with lipofibromatosis causing extremity enlargement at birth. The lesion initially was thought to be a vascular anomaly or lipedema on clinical and MRI examination. When involving the lo...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Greene AK,Karnes J,Padua HM,Schmidt BA,Kasser JR,Labow BI

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients with erythematous and/or hypertrophic scars resulting from remote surgical excision or trauma were evaluated and subsequently treated with one to two flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye (585 nm) laser treatments over a 2-month period. Clinical assessments were performed before commencement and at the end of ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Alster TS

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00