OBJECTIVE to evaluate the role of fibrillar extracellular matrix components in the pathogenesis of inguinal hernias. METHODS samples of the transverse fascia and of the anterior sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle were collected from 40 men aged between 20 and 60 years with type II and IIIA Nyhus inguinal hernia and from 10 fresh male cadavers (controls) without hernia in the same age range...

Surgical techniques for breast reconstruction have been greatly refined in last decades and important landmarks have been achieved. Autologous reconstruction with microsurgical flaps marked a before and after in breast reconstruction because the aesthetic outcome is improved, a prosthesis is not needed and long-term results are good. Different types of flaps have been used to create a new breas...

DESCRIPTION A 65-year-old woman visited the emergency department due to severe right lower quadrant pain of sudden onset after intense coughing due to bronchitis. She had been receiving haemodialysis for glomerulonephritis for 25 years. Physical examination revealed severe and rebound tenderness on the right lower quadrant area. Complete blood count revealed a white cell count of 4700/μl, haemo...

OBJECTIVE This article reports the early results of a novel sling used for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). This sling has a piece of autologous rectus fascia in its middle part and two arms of polypropylene mesh. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 44 women with SUI. The preoperative work-up involved complete history taking, physical examination, cough stress te...

OBJECTIVES To present the first experience in Iraq of autologous rectus fascia sling (RFS) procedures and transobturator tape (TOT) for treating female stress urinary incontinence (SUI), and to review the validity of the RFS in the era of synthetic tapes. PATIENTS AND METHODS From December 2004 to July 2012, 80 female patients with SUI were enrolled in the study, and randomly assigned into tw...

Objective. To introduce an alternative surgical approach for the optimal treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Methods. Twenty symptomatic women with grades 2-4 POP diagnosis who opted to choose this alternative surgery were retrospectively analyzed. Results. A total of 22 cases were included. The mean age of the patients was 50.6 ± 13.2 years (29-72 years) with a mean gravid and parity of ...

purpose: to report a case of partial agenesis of the inferior rectus muscle in a child who was presented because of ocular misalignment and a deficient depression of the right eye. patient and findings: the patient was a 4-year-old girl. preoperative ct scans confirmed the clinical diagnosis of inferior rectus agenesis. the patient underwent augmented transposition of horizontal recti muscles w...

Abstract Aim Surgical repair of postpartum rectus diastasis (RD) has proven to provide functional improvements. Several different techniques have been described. There is no consensus regarding postoperative management and rehabilitation regimes varies. The purpose this observational prospective cohort study was follow better understand the healing process reconstructed linea alba with aim opti...

purpose: compaison of excyclotorsion induced by horizontal transposition of vertical rectus muscles versus vertical transposition of horizontal rectus muscles in rabbit eyes. methods: in this exprimental study, group 1 underwent full tendon nasal transposition of the superior rectus and full tendon temporal transposition of the inferior rectus (10 adult rabbits); group 2 underwent superior tran...