Universal Applicability of the Furlow Palatoplasty: Resident as Primary Surgeon in a Consecutive, Nonselective Series.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Facial contour deformities usually result from congenital abnormalities, trauma, and the aging process. All depressions in the face, including glabella wrinkles and mild retrogression of chins, fall in this category. Local injection of autogenous fat parcels has been introduced for correction of these facial...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hu S,Zhang H,Feng Y,Yang Y,Han X,Han X,Zhong Y,Shi J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swallowing and communication are occasionally impaired after free jejunal transfer. Here, the relationship between surgical procedure and functional outcome was analyzed in 236 patients undergoing free jejunal transfer after total laryngopharyngectomy from 1992 through 2003. Swallowing and communication functions were...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Yasumura T,Sakuraba M,Kimata Y,Nakatsuka T,Hayashi R,Ebihara S,Hata Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a 15-year history of management of multiple recurrent neuromas in a patient with an amputated arm. Various surgical modalities were employed, including burying the nerve ends in muscle and bone. In addition, they also treated successfully one of the neuromas in this patient by capping the transected...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chiu DT,Wu J

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The painful, boil-like lesion of furuncular myiasis is a result of the invasion of subcutaneous tissues by larvae of Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly. This arthropod is indigenous to Mexico, and Central and South America, and imported cases to the United States are increasing as travel to these regions continues t...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sampson CE,MaGuire J,Eriksson E

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic bone formation or "heterotopic ossification" can follow surgery, trauma, or neurologic injury, but the process is usually self-limited, localized to the site of injury, and responds to surgical treatment when necessary. Aggressive, systemic forms of heterotopic ossification exist that generate lesions that oft...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Gear AJ,Buckley C,Kaplan F,Vanbeek A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) is a kind of prostaglandin that produces vasodilation of the peripheral vessels and platelet disaggregation, similar to prostacyclin (PGI2). The effects of PGE1 administered intraarterially or intravenously on peripheral vascular disease have been reported by many authors. In this investigation...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Suzuki S,Isshiki N,Ogawa Y,Nishimura R,Kurokawa M

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve graft procedures require the use of a donor nerve to supply the graft material. This results in an area of numbness in a less critical region. The purpose of this study was to assess donor site recovery using patient subjective evaluation. Thirty-one patients (mean age, 38 years) who were at least 2 years past a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ehretsman RL,Novak CB,Mackinnon SE

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the usefulness of nerve grafting we studied 38 patients having 11 median, 7 ulnar, and 33 digital nerve grafts. Group funicular (interfascicular) grafting using magnification was performed in all patients. We followed 12 patients with 8 median and 5 ulnar nerve grafts for at least one year and 18 patients ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Young VL,Wray RC,Weeks PM

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the surgical goals of phalloplasty is to obtain sufficient rigidity for sexual penetration. This is also important for patients with erectile dysfunction. Different kinds of techniques have described phalloplasty and obtaining rigidity in patients with erectile dysfunction, but there is no good substitute for t...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Aköz T,Kargi E,Cakir B

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five feet (18 patients) plus 2 traumatically amputated feet were used for angiographic analysis of the first metatarsal arteries. The author classified the first (dorsal and plantar) metatarsal arteries into three types: the first dorsal metatarsal artery, dominant type (seen in 17 feet), the first plantar meta...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ohtsuka H

更新日期：1981-07-01 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：:A histologically benign tumor of the temporal bone became a life-threatening neoplasm. Previous surgical procedures and a course of radiotherapy failed to arrest the growth of the neoplasm. Our therapeutic objectives were fourfold: (1) ventilation of tumor histology; (2) total tumor removal without an increase of the ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Janecka IP,Correll JW

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients underwent percutaneous pin placement, 17 intraoral corticotomies, and application of an Orthofix lengthening device to facilitate complex multiplanar distraction as mandated by the patient's specific deformity. The patients underwent gradual bony and soft-tissue distraction at the rate of .25 mm four time...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Pensler JM,Goldberg DP,Lindell B,Carroll NC

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of an epidermal inclusion cyst found in the deep infratemporal fossa 12 years after the patient sustained blunt trauma to that region. Posttraumatic epidermal inclusion cysts are rare and occur mainly in the fingers, palms, and soles. Introduction of the epidermal elements into the dermis dur...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Acarturk TO,Stofman GM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the complications in a series of 126 fasciocutaneous flaps. The overall complication rate was 40%, which included both early and late complications. The early complications were divided into major and minor groups. The main avoidable causes of major complications were poor design; the presence of orthopedi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Dickson WA,Dickson MG,Roberts AH

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen whole-breast tissue specimens of mammary cystic disease were prepared using Marcum's whole-mounting technique. Histological studies were performed on from 10 to 19 slides of tissue containing the suspected pathological foci. Cysts in the cleared breast tissues were numerous, and cyst walls were covered by si...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Amaaki T,Yasumura K,Kami T,Tahara H

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reconstruction of scalp defects presents a clinical challenge. Free tissue transfer has played an increasingly important role in the reconstruction of complex scalp defects. In many cases, patient medical comorbidities along with the length of the operative procedures incurs significant patient risk. Artificial de...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Momoh AO,Lypka MA,Echo A,Rizvi M,Klebuc M,Friedman JD

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Breast cancer in women under 40 years of age is rare, accounting for approximately 5% of cases. The disease tends to be more aggressive in younger women. Younger age has been shown to be an independent predictive of breast reconstruction after total mastectomy. Treatment by total mastectomy and reconstruct...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Vogel JE,Chu C,McCullough M,Anderson E,Losken A,Carlson GW

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biologic prostheses have emerged to address the limitations of synthetic materials for ventral hernia repairs; however, they lack experimental comparative data. Fifteen swine were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 bioprosthetic groups (DermaMatrix, AlloDerm, and Permacol) after creation of a full thickness ventral fascial d...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Stanwix MG,Nam AJ,Hui-Chou HG,Ferrari JP,Aberman HM,Hawes ML,Keledjian KM,Jones LS,Rodriguez ED

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomical variations encountered in the dissection of 50 facial arteries in 25 adult preserved cadavers are presented. The facial artery was symmetrical in 17 of 25 (68%) of the dissections. The facial artery terminated as an angular facial artery in 34 (68%), a lateral nasal vessel in 13 (26%), and a superior la...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Niranjan NS

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical photography of body contouring patients often requires complete nudity, placing patients in a vulnerable situation. We investigated patient perspectives on full body photography in an effort to better protect the patients and enhance comfort with the photography process. Sixty-five massive weight loss patients...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Wasicek P,Kaswan S,Messing S,Gusenoff JA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How and why aponeurotic blepharoptosis develops was investigated in terms of the relationship between the levator aponeurosis and Mueller's muscle functioning as the muscle spindle of the levator muscle. A total of 200 consecutive patients with moderate to severe acquired blepharoptosis completed questionnaires regard...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Fujiwara T,Matsuo K,Kondoh S,Yuzuriha S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the literature, few studies based on clinical and histological evaluation analyze skin structural changes after transplantation to the oral cavity. Ten patients affected by squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity who were reconstructed with a free forearm flap were included in the current study to analyze skin a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rubino C,Dessy LA,Farace F,Ena P,Mazzarello V

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report documents the successful removal of a sizable and symptomatic adenoma sebaceum from the face, nose, and palate with the carbon dioxide laser. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Spenler CW,Achauer BM,Vander Kam VM

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of lidocaine as a local anesthetic has been limited to 7 mg/kg. The authors question whether amounts of lidocaine greater than the recommended dosage may be safely used in the patient undergoing lipoplasty of the torso and knees. Six patients were used as a sample and a wetting solution of 750 mg or 1,000 mg o...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lewis CM,Hepper T

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long vein loops derived from the major upper extremity superficial veins may be accessed for venous outflow in difficult cases of trunk, arm, or head and neck free tissue transfers when local possibilities have proved inadequate. This technique may negate the need for an interposition vein graft to a deep venous syste...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Human placental membranes (hPMs) have a long history in treating burns and wounds. The composition of hPMs includes structural matrix, growth factors, and neonatal cells, all of which contribute to their regenerative potential. However, most hPM products are devitalized after dehydration and irradiation. W...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Johnson A,Gyurdieva A,Dhall S,Danilkovitch A,Duan-Arnold Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axillary hyperhidrosis, although not life-threatening, is a troublesome condition which produces a personal and social handicap of great significance to patients for many years before they seek a cure. Treatment has consisted of application of topical antiperspirants, systemic anticholinergic medications, excision and...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shenaq SM,Spira M,Christ J

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) breast reconstruction in patients with advanced breast cancer is controversial. Management of these patients is often complex and consists of surgical extirpation, postoperative radiation, chemotherapy, and in some cases bone marrow transplantation. Few studies have ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Behnam AB,Nguyen D,Moran SL,Serletti JM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin grafting is a modern addition to surgery but with ancient roots. Its biology has come to light only within the last 50 years, and research continues into its basic mechanisms. A brief history of skin grafting from Susruta to Reverdin and Ollier and the mechanisms of skin grafting featuring recent research effects...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chick LR

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00