Wrist injury /Delayed breast reconstruction

Optimizing Aesthetic Outcomes in Delayed Breast Reconstruction

BACKGROUND The need to restore both the missing breast volume and breast surface area makes achieving excellent aesthetic outcomes in delayed breast reconstruction especially challenging. Autologous breast reconstruction can be used to achieve both goals. The aim of this study was to identify surgical maneuvers that can optimize aesthetic outcomes in delayed breast reconstruction. METHODS Thi...

Delayed Total Breast Reconstruction with Brava

Several surgical procedures exist in regard to reconstruction of the breast after mastectomy. The use of Brava a vacuum-based external soft-tissue expansion system in combination with fat transplantation is a less documented but viable option in treating patients after mastectomy. We share our experience in treating a 57-year-old patient with mastectomy, describing the complications and pitfall...

Trauma pancreaticoduodenectomy for complex pancreaticoduodenal injury. Delayed reconstruction.

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility and safety of the delayed reconstruction approach in patients with complex pancreaticoduodenal injuries. SETTING Tertiary care center in Northern India. SUBJECTS Five patients with complex pancreaticoduodenal injuries, three following blunt and two following penetrating injury. RESULTS All patients underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy. T-tube drainage of...

Reconstruction of Dorsal Wrist Defects

Wrist Instability After Injury

Fractures of the bones that make the wrist joint together with injury to the ligaments and joint capsules are frequent traumas. It can cause besides limited movement also the pathological mobility. These mild injuries often do not provide the degree of recognizable symptoms and signs. They are diagnosed by X-ray imaging, stress images. Before arthrography was an important method, but nowadays a...