Cages: outcome and complications

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION USING TRAM FLAP: PROSPECTIVE OUTCOME AND COMPLICATIONS

 ABSTRACT Background: The transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap remains the gold standard for postmastectomy reconstruction either immediate or delayed. However, transfer of TRAM flap can be associated with donor site morbidities and complications in flap. A successful reconstruction consists of careful patient selection, surgical technique and meticulous preoperative plannin...

Hemispherectomy: Indications, Surgical Techniques, Complications, and Outcome

Surgical removal of a pathological, almost non-functional cerebral hemisphere is a relatively old concept in neurosurgery [1]. The evolution of hemispheric surgery from resection to disconnection techniques, along with a number of technological advances (light microscope, microneurosurgical tools, magnetic resonance imaging, neuro-navigation) resulted into significantly faster and less invasive...

Outcome and Complications of Malaria in Pregnancy

Background: Malaria during pregnancy may affect the course adversely. The physiological changes of pregnancy and pathological changes due to malaria have a deleterious effect on each other. This trial was conducted to study the complications and outcome of malaria during pregnancy. Material & Methods: It was a prospective study carried out at District Headquarter Teaching Hospital, D.I.Khan, Pa...

Outcome and complications of temporary haemodialysis catheters.

BACKGROUND The use of temporary haemodialysis catheters is often complicated by mechanical or infectious complications. Risk factors for these complications and optimal management to reduce their incidence are largely unknown. METHODS We conducted a prospective study of 105 haemodialysis catheters (79 subclavian, 26 jugular) inserted in 52 patients in order to identify patient outcomes and to...

Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Outcome and Complications in Finland