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CASE REPORT Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction Salvage Following Late Venous Congestion After Discharge
How can surgeons educate patients about possible complications after discharge for their reconstruction and which symptoms warrant a return to the hospital for further treatment?
November 17, 2010
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Lipomas of the Hand: A Review and 13 Patient Case Series
What are the most common presenting symptoms in hand lipomas? What did this study show as the best course of treatment?
November 11, 2010
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Case Report: Playing Football Burns More Than Just Calories
Investigators report on ankle burns sustained by a footballer wearing shin guards inadvertently impregnated with the caustic alkaline agent sodium hydroxide.
October 07, 2010
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Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding for Correction of Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity: Experience From Northern India
Nasoalveolar molding can be a useful, cost-effective adjunct for treatment of cleft lip nasal deformity.
September 30, 2010
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Oral and Enteral Resuscitation of Burn Shock: The Historical Record and Implications for Mass Casualty Care
Enteral resuscitation, a method of fluid resuscitation for burns, has largely been forgotten by contemporary burn experts
September 28, 2010
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Bilateral Paradoxically Symptomatic Luno-triquetral Coalition: A Case Report
This case report describes a 21-year-old, female patient present with a bilateral luno-triquetral coalition and discusses treatment options and recommendations.
September 14, 2010
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Burn-Induced Organ Dysfunction: Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Cardiac Function
Can electrical vagus nerve stimulation help improve cardiac function in patients with burn injuries?
September 07, 2010
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Superficial Spreading Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Face: A Surgical Challenge
The authors report on a 58-year-old white male patient with a case of superficial spreading basal cell carcinoma of the face.
August 31, 2010
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A Review of Scar Scales and Scar Measuring Devices
This article describes reviews tools and devices used to measure scar size and assesses the limitations of existing scales.
August 24, 2010
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Occurrence and Characteristics of Head Cysts in Children
Learn more about common pediatric cysts appearing in the head.
August 17, 2010
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Antiseptics in Surgery
Learn more about recent findings in the field of wound antiseptics.
August 10, 2010
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The Use of Both Antegrade and Retrograde Internal Mammary Vessels in a Folded, Stacked Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap
The authors describe an autologous breast reconstruction with a deep inferior epigastric artery perforatorled DIEP flap for a female patient with recurrent ductal carcinoma in situ.
July 16, 2010
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A Double Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap Technique for the Treatment of Pectus Excavatum
This article describes the results of a 2-stage double thoracodorsal artery perforator flap procedure for a patient with pectus excavatum.
July 09, 2010
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Single-Stage Reconstruction of a Devastating Antebrachial Injury With Brachial Artery, Median Nerve, and Soft Tissue Deficit: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
A single-stage reconstruction for a man presenting with a large soft tissue deficit accompanied by a brachial artery and median nerve defect is described.
July 02, 2010
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Surgical Treatment Options for Subacute Ischemia of the Hand: Case Report and Literature Review
A review of commonly accepted options for revascularization in acute and chronic settings of digital ischemia.
June 23, 2010
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Treatment of Eccrine Carcinoma of the Chin via Submental Island Flap
A 61-year-old man presenting with eccrine carcinoma of the chin is treated with primary reconstruction using the submental artery flap.
June 16, 2010
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Development of a Bayesian Classifier for Breast Cancer Risk Stratification: A Feasibility Study
This study evaluates the feasibility of using a Bayesian classifier for identifying breast cancer risk in youung women.
June 09, 2010
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Partial Calcanectomy in High-Risk Patients With Diabetes: Use and Utility of a "Hurricane" Incisional Approach
This article describes case examples where hurricane incisions have been used to treat and provide closure to plantar-based heel ulcers.
April 19, 2010
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Avoiding the Medial Brachial Cutaneous Nerve in Brachioplasty: An Anatomical Study
Learn more about the location of the medial brachial cutaneous nerve to better aid operative approach and procedure.
April 12, 2010
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Do Preexisting Abdominal Scars Threaten Wound Healing in Abdominoplasty?
This article investigates whether patients with right subcostal or upper midline scars experience increased wound healing complications after abdominoplasty.
April 05, 2010
