Breast reconstruction using an inflatable breast implant with detachable reservoir.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been relatively few articles in the English language on secondary Middle Eastern rhinoplasty. This article analyzes the cause and treatment of secondary Middle Eastern rhinoplasty. METHODS:A prospective study of 40 consecutive female secondary Middle Eastern rhinoplasty patients was completed. R...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Daniel RK

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soft-tissue reconstruction following vulvar cancer resection is a difficult challenge because of the functional, locational, and cosmetic importance of this region. Although numerous flaps have been designed for vulvar reconstruction, each has its disadvantages. METHODS:The authors introduce the gluteal fol...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lee PK,Choi MS,Ahn ST,Oh DY,Rhie JW,Han KT

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several randomized controlled trials comparing platelet-rich plasma to standard wound care for chronic wounds have been published. Previous articles have revealed that the role of platelet-rich plasma in promoting chronic wound healing is uncertain. This quantitative meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate w...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Xia Y,Zhao J,Xie J,Lv Y,Cao DS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of epithelioid sarcoma of the upper extremity are presented. Information regarding 112 previously published cases is reviewed. It is concluded that epithelioid sarcoma must be included in the differential diagnosis of soft-tissue tumors of the extremities. Moreover, the diagnosis of epithelioid sarcoma dem...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hoopes JE,Graham WP 3rd,Shack RB

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one vascular malformations located in the facial area, 11 high-flow arteriovenous malformations and 10 slow-flow malformations, underwent combined treatment by embolization and later surgery. Embolization was performed simultaneously with superselective angiography of the branches of the external carotid artery...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Niechajev I,Clodius L

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dorsalis pedis flap has been used successfully for 20 years, both as a pedicled transfer for local foot reconstruction and as a free microvascular transfer. Proponents cite the reliable vascularity, versatility, ease of harvest, and thinness. Although significant donor-site morbidity has been recognized previously...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Samson MC,Morris SF,Tweed AE

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One-hundred and four patients with fractures of the metacarpals and phalanges have been treated with rigid internal fixation over a 6-year period. Patients with both open and closed injuries had their fractures fixed by tension band wires, interosseous compression screws (lag screws), or plates and screws. The concept...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jabaley ME,Freeland AE

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The free anterolateral thigh flap is becoming one of the most preferred options for soft-tissue reconstruction. Between June of 1996 and August of 2000, 672 anterolateral thigh flaps were used in 660 patients at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Four hundred eighty-four anterolateral thigh flaps were used for head and nec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wei FC,Jain V,Celik N,Chen HC,Chuang DC,Lin CH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, nitrite has been rediscovered as a physiologically relevant storage reservoir of nitric oxide in blood and it can readily be converted to nitric oxide under hypoxic and acidic conditions. In this study, the authors evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of nitrite on reperfusion-induced microcirculator...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wang WZ,Fang XH,Stephenson LL,Zhang X,Williams SJ,Baynosa RC,Khiabani KT,Zamboni WA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test the efficacy of enriched cell culture medium as a wound dressing. The rationale was to create within the wound space an optimal microenvironment, conducive to cellular proliferation, vascular granulation tissue formation, and epithelialization. This study was performed on various wounds...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lindenbaum ES,Har Shai Y,Ullmann Y,Feitelberg LA,Beach D,Gamliel-Lazarovich A,Hirshowitz B

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was performed on 16 unoperated patients with frontal plagiocephaly to characterize the relationship between strabismus and abnormal head posture. Serial eye examinations were performed preoperatively and for 24 to 46 months following fronto-orbital advancement. In 14 patients (88 percent), preopera...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gosain AK,Steele MA,McCarthy JG,Thorne CH

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple orbital aging models have been suggested to explain the progressive development of lower eyelid prominence. Objective data to support these theories are limited, however. METHODS:Orbital anatomy was measured with high-resolution orbital magnetic resonance imaging in the quasi-sagittal plane paralle...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Darcy SJ,Miller TA,Goldberg RA,Villablanca JP,Demer JL,Rudkin GH

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding and optimizing psychosocial functioning in children with craniofacial anomalies are essential components of their reconstructive care. This work compared parental perceptions to pediatric self-reported psychosocial functioning in children with craniofacial anomalies. METHODS:Two hundred twenty...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Volpicelli EJ,Pfaff MJ,Potemra HMK,De Leon FS,Lin J,Ayeroff JR,Bradley JP,Wilson L,Lee JC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascularized composite allotransplantation is an emerging field, but the complications of lifelong immunosuppression limit indications. Vascularized composite allotransplantation in solid organ recipients represents a unique opportunity because immunosuppression has already been accepted. This report of a si...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Selber JC,Chang EI,Clemens MW,Gaber L,Hanasono MM,Klebuc M,Skoracki RJ,Trask T,Yu P,Gaber AO

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correcting facial asymmetry is a difficult problem for plastic surgeons. From 1991 to 1996, the authors treated 53 cases of mandibular angle resection, 13 of which were of patients with an asymmetrical lower face. On the basis of these experiences, the authors highlight two important points in dealing with the asymmet...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lee Y,Kim JH

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco use remains a persistent risk factor in elective plastic surgery. Although nicotine is thought to increase complications, which procedures are affected and the reliability of patient-provided histories remain poorly defined. The authors sought to examine nicotine use and its impact on outcomes. METH...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Coon D,Tuffaha S,Christensen J,Bonawitz SC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A laboratory approach to measuring neurologic impairment has been developed that is applicable to systemic disease as well as localized nerve injury. This approach compares individual parameters of the experimental rat hind footprint (walking track) with weight- and sex-matched control track parameters; classic mathem...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dellon ES,Dellon AL

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of early "functional" soft-tissue coverage is demonstrated in three cases of severe skeletonizing avulsion/contusion injuries of the upper extremity, including the replantation of a "frozen" arm. According to the MESS score, all extremities would have been allocated to the amputation group. Therapeutic str...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Germann G,Steinau HU

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A venous skin graft for the treatment of skin defects in a finger is described. This procedure involves taking a flap from the forearm together with the subcutaneous vein and anastomosing both ends of this vein to the digital artery and vein, respectively. Thirteen difficult finger wounds were resurfaced with such a v...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yoshimura M,Shimada T,Imura S,Shimamura K,Yamauchi S

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the anatomy and the biomechanical properties of the wrist. 2. Understand the standard examination process for wrist injuries. 3. Accurately diagnose common wrist conditions. 4. Establish a management plan for wrist problem...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kawamura K,Chung KC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma presents a difficult problem for clinicians. Published guidelines recommend a 5-mm excision margin for lentigo maligna and a 1-cm margin for lentigo maligna melanoma, yet these are often inadequate. The authors' purpose is to report their 10-year ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bosbous MW,Dzwierzynski WW,Neuburg M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To find an alternative to synthetic mesh closure of abdominal fascial defects after transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap harvest, dermal autografts were removed from tissue to be discarded and used for fascial closure. Dermal grafts have been used for herniorrhaphy and fascial repair after TRAM har...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hein KD,Morris DJ,Goldwyn RM,Kolker A

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical study was undertaken to demonstrate the feasibility of free transfer of undescended human testes with microvascular anastomoses. We have performed 4 microvascular free transfers of such testes in children aged 5, 6, and 8 years, with follow-up periods of one to three years. All 4 testes have remained cli...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Janecka IP,Romas NA

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with microvascular fibula flap reconstruction of oromandibular defects were selected for implant-retained prosthodontic rehabilitation. A total of 71 osseointegrated implants were placed within the grafted fibulas. Four patients had immediate implant placement at the time of their reconstructive surger...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Roumanas ED,Markowitz BL,Lorant JA,Calcaterra TC,Jones NF,Beumer J 3rd

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Biplanar oncoplastic surgery represents a novel technique with which to address partial breast reconstruction defects in small to medium sized breasts. Traditional oncoplastic volume displacement techniques may correct contour irregularities but do not address volumetric asymmetries. Volume replacement techn...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nahabedian MY,Patel KM,Kaminsky AJ,Cocilovo C,Miraliakbari R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracoabdominal ectopia cordis is a congenital malposition of the heart and abdominal viscera, which are externally situated, carrying an extremely poor prognosis. We report a case of a complete thoracoabdominal ectopia cordis that had undergone successful coverage over the exposed heart and abdominal contents. A few...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hochberg J,Ardenghy MF,Gustafson RA,Murray GF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of historical priorities in plastic surgery must be based on established principles in the field instead of mere chronology. Examples of application of these principles to two landmarks in plastic surgery are given. The reader is commended to adhere to these principles in the study of other developments in p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Freshwater MF

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cases of free toe-to-fingertip neurovascular flaps are presented. The principal advantages of this procedure over rotation island flaps are (1) achievement of better two-point discrimination, (2) an acceptable donor defect, (3) no cortical reorientation is necessary, and (4) there is minimal tension on the nerve. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Buncke HJ,Rose EH

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-year-old girl had a cyst excised from the left buttock in 1988. The cyst was diagnosed to be a cutaneous ciliated cyst, since histologic examination using special stains demonstrated its lining to be similar to fallopian tube epithelium. Only 20 such cases have been published to date, and this report is probably...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Varma SK,Rayner SS,Brown LJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described with disabling palpebral edema. Primary hypothyroidism had been previously diagnosed and treated. Testing of thyroid function revealed persistence of the hypothyroidism. Treatment with L-thyroxine produced normalization of the biochemical parameters and resolution of palpebral edema. The search ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wortsman J,Wavak P

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00