Stereomicroscopy as a diagnostic aid in evaluating the viability of island flaps: an experimental study.

abstract：:In this paper, we report on the anatomical study of 34 cadaveric forearms with red latex injection and the clinical application of this study to 11 cases of microsurgical second dorsal metacarpal artery (SDMA) flaps. There were 8 cutaneous cases and 3 tenocutaneous cases using SDMA flaps for distal finger reconstructi...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Yu GR,Yuan F,Chang SM,Zhang F

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secondary lymphedema of the upper limb (post-mastectomy lymphedema) has an incidence, in patients who underwent axillary lymphadenectomy for breast cancer, between 5 to 25%, up to 40% after radiotherapic treatment. We studied 50 patients treated for breast cancer. The patients were divided in two groups of 25 each...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Campisi C,Davini D,Bellini C,Taddei G,Villa G,Fulcheri E,Zilli A,da Rin E,Eretta C,Boccardo F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free flap reconstruction of the lower back and sacrum is complicated by a paucity of recipient vessels and difficulties in postoperative care. From 1983 to 1997, six patients with intractable wounds of the lower back and sacral area were treated with free flaps. The flaps used were latissimus dorsi (three), combined l...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Hung SJ,Chen HC,Wei FC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Reconstruction of abdominal wall defects with enterocutaneous fistulas (ECF) remains challenging. The purpose of this report is to describe a single-stage approach using combined microscopic enterolysis, pedicle seromuscular bowel flaps, mesh, fasciocutaneous, and myocutaneous flaps. METHODS:Between 1990 ...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Adabi K,Manrique OJ,Vijayasekaran A,Moran SL,Ciudad P,Huang TCT,Nicoli F,Bishop S,Chen HC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental model of a free, empty perineurial tube for use as a nerve graft is presented as an alternative to existing methods. The technique is described and the model compared with conventional nerve graft in the sciatic nerve of a rabbit. Results are evaluated with EMG studies, angiography, and histology. The ...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Restrepo Y,Merle M,Michon J,Folliguet B,Petry D

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we introduced scalp reconstruction using free anterolateral thigh (ALT) flaps and evaluated postoperative outcomes in nine patients between March 2000 and April 2012. Five patients had problems of exposed prosthesis, three required reconstruction after resection of scalp tumor and one patient presented ...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Lin PY,Miguel R,Chew KY,Kuo YR,Yang JC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant evolution has been made concerning resuscitation and emergency management of severely burned patients, and nowadays most patients will survive and deal with burns sequelae. They constitute a reconstructive challenge, mainly because options and donor areas are frequently compromised, results are often limit...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Horta R,Monteiro D,Órfão T,Nascimento R,Frias F,Silva A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to understand the mechanisms involved in the hypertrophy of vascularized bone grafts, a series of animal experiments were carried out and 32 clinical cases were studied. A defect in the tibial shaft was created in puppies and the ipsilateral fibula was transferred into the medullary cavity of the tibia with t...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Fujimaki A,Suda H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The groin flap is one of the most usable flaps. It provides a large amount of skin coverage with an easily concealed donor site. However, when the flap is used to reconstruct areas of the neck, hand, or foot, a secondary procedure for defatting is usually necessary. Thinner flaps are thought to be more useful in these...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Murakami R,Fujii T,Itoh T,Tsutsui K,Tanaka K,Lio Y,Yano H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In microvascular reconstructive surgery the patency of the recipient vessels is the key to successful outcome. In head and neck surgery there is often a lack of adequate recipient vessels as a result of chemoradiation therapy and ablative surgery. To overcome this it is crucial to identify vessels of adequate length a...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Vasilakis V,Patel HD,Chen HC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a multifactorial process that affects liver function after transplantation and resectional surgery. Alterations in hepatic microcirculation and decreased hepatic flow can cause local hypoxia and consequently liver damage, which is worsened by reperfusion. The aim of this study was ...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Lanteri R,Acquaviva R,Di Giacomo C,Caltabiano R,Li Destri G,Vanella L,Santangelo M,Lanzafame S,Di Cataldo A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several technical advances over the years have allowed microsurgery to be successful. However, thrombosis, particularly at the anastomosis site, remains a complication of microvascular surgery. Various preventive measures, including drugs, have been used to improve microvascular surgical anastomotic patency rates. The...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Das SK,Miller JH

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Operative tremor can greatly influence the outcome of certain, precise, microsurgical operations. Reducing a surgeons tremor may not only improve the operative results but decrease the operative time. Previous studies have only measured uni or bi directional tremor and therefore have been unable to calculate...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Coulson CJ,Slack PS,Ma X

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates that intravenous epinephrine causes arterial vasospasm, but not venous constriction, in the microcirculation of the rat cremaster muscle. This effect can be blocked by a smooth muscle relaxant such as papaverine or an alpha receptor antagonist such as phentolamine. Circulating vasospastic agent...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Hartsock LA,Seaber AV,Urbaniak JR

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 40 years, various factors that influence the outcome of peripheral nerve surgery have been recognized. Some of these factors, such as age of the patient and time interval between injury and surgery, cannot be controlled by the surgeon. On the other hand, other factors related to technical details are the...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Millesi H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While free flaps are reliant on their vascular pedicle for survival intraoperatively and for a variable period of time postoperatively, there have been reports of late pedicle compromise after which complete flap survival has ensued. Successful neovascularization and revascularization at the edges of a flap in such ca...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Chubb D,Rozen WM,Ashton MW

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrinsic haemangioma of the median nerve is an extremely rare tumor that represents a challenge to diagnose and treat. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature. We present a 10-year-old girl who was diagnosed having an intrinsic haemangioma of the median nerve and treated with total surgical resection of...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Vekris MD,Stafilas KS,Zacharis KX,Xenakis TA,Soucacos PN,Beris AE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on an anatomic study, a transfer of the brachialis muscle branch of the musculocutaneous nerve (BMBMCN) to finger flexor functional fascicles of the median nerve was designed. Preliminary results of clinical application of this new procedure are reported. Dissection of 32 cadaver upper limbs revealed that BMBMCN...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Gu Y,Wang H,Zhang L,Zhang G,Zhao X,Chen L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart and spleen twin grafts from LEW to ACI rats may survive permanently, whereas those grafted from ACI to LEW rats do not. This strain difference in graft acceptance was analyzed quantitatively by transplanting one to three ACI spleens into LEW rats in order to compensate for the relatively small size of ACI spleen...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Blanchard JM,Tauber JW,Lazda VA,Mozes MF

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to raise an abundant and accessible reservoir for Schwann cells (SCs), which are used as seed cells for constructing tissue-engineered nerve grafts, we investigated the feasibilty of in vivo differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) into SC-like cells. In this study, MSCs were harvested from adult r...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Chen X,Wang XD,Chen G,Lin WW,Yao J,Gu XS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various methods have been described in the literature to manage vascular discrepancies. In the head and neck area, where small recipient vessels are the rule, a reliable technique is needed to safely perform the anastomosis. During the past 10 years, we have carried out research (de la Peña et al., Transactions of the...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： de la Peña-Salcedo JA,López-Monjardin H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstructive surgery of the head and neck has particularly benefited from the rapid developments in microsurgery. Resection of tumours from the head and neck which are associated with serious physical and psychological problems, or which often require multiple reconstructive procedures, can now be performed as a sin...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Papadopoulos ON,Gamatsi IE

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive wounds about the knee can rarely be covered with local or even regional flaps. Free flaps often then become obligatory. Many factors will determine the surgeon's selection of the best donor site. Yet the patients' concerns with donor site morbidity cannot be overlooked. Most would agree that a large, but rel...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the devices for large-caliber vessel (>2-mm diameter) anastomosis are available, there are no devices for performing anastomosis of small-caliber vessels. We designed a hooked device composed of a bioabsorbable polymer for sutureless anastomosis of small-caliber vessels. The efficacy of this device was evalua...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Ueda K,Mukai T,Ichinose S,Koyama Y,Takakuda K

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated blood flow changes after experimental free tissue transfer and the potential hemodynamic effect of sildenafil on the free flap. Sixteen swine were used for free transfer of a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap to the chest that was anastomosed to the internal mammary vessels, and were randomized into cont...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Gravvanis A,Papalois A,Delikonstantinou I,Pentilas N,Zogogiannis I,Tsoutsos D,Karakitsos D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limb salvage in fungal osteomyelitis of the post-traumatic lower extremity represents a difficult clinical problem requiring aggressive management. We report lower extremity salvage by radical bony debridement, free tissue transfer, distraction osteogenesis with bone-docking, and a novel antifungal regimen in a clinic...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Cetrulo CL Jr,Leto Barone AA,Jordan K,Chang DS,Louie K,Buntic RF,Brooks D

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 24-year-old patient who sustained a mutilating crush injury to the left forearm. After thorough debridement and stabilization of the skeletal injury, the dorsal thoracic fascial flap was used to resurface the circumferential wound, protect the underlying structures, and provide a gliding surface ...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Hazani R,Brooks D,Buntic RF

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported pedicled venous flap survival using the rat model, as well as venovenous, arteriovenous, and arterialized flow-through venous flap survival using the rabbit ear model. For this study, we utilized these flaps clinically. Five of seven pedicled venous flaps survived, displaying superficial necrosi...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Fukui A,Inada Y,Maeda M,Mizumoto S,Yajima H,Tamai S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improved microsurgical techniques for kidney transplantation in the mouse are described. Left renal transplantation is performed with end-to-side anastomoses of the donor renal vein to the inferior vena cava and the donor aortic cuff to the aorta. Urinary tract reconstruction is accomplished by suturing the donor uret...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Zhang Z,Schlachta C,Duff J,Stiller C,Grant D,Zhong R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes-the indications for, the main points of the surgical technique, and the results of composite reconstruction using a combination of pediculated and free tissue units, which has allowed extensive and complex reconstruction following resection of malignant tumors in the head and neck region or in the...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Yoshino K,Nara S,Endo M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00