Long-segment urethral stricture or panurethral stricture disease, involving the different anatomic segments of anterior urethra, is a relatively less common lesion of the anterior urethra compared to bulbar stricture. However, it is a particularly difficult surgical challenge for the reconstructive urologist. The etiology varies according to age and geographic location, lichen sclerosus being t...

PURPOSE To describe a reconstructive technique of the superior eyelid with flaps and free grafts after excision of a basal cell carcinoma. METHODS Single case report of a 79-year-old woman who presented to our hospital with a basal cell carcinoma of the upper eyelid margin with initial erosion. RESULTS A large and full-thickness excision of the carcinoma was performed. The reconstruction te...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION; Face transplantation (FT) is an innovative achievement of modern reconstructive surgery and is on the verge of becoming a common surgical opportunity. This review article was compiled to provide an update on this surgical field, especially regarding clinical outcomes, benefits, and complications implied. METHODS We performed an extensive research on all English-langua...

more, none of the children in the TXA group required blood transfusion in the first 24 h postoperatively, whereas 50% who did not receive TXA required transfusion. TXA administration significantly diminished (by two-thirds) the exposure of patients to transfused blood compared to placebo (medians: 1 unit vs. 3 units, P 0.001). We do not concur with the conclusions Meyer et al. drew by comparing...

The incidence of ureteral strictures has increased worldwide owing to the widespread use of laparoscopic and endourologic procedures. Midureteral strictures can be managed by either an endoscopic approach or surgical reconstruction, including open or minimally invasive (laparoscopic/robotic) techniques. Minimally invasive surgical ureteral reconstruction is gaining in popularity in the manageme...

Continent catheterizable channels have revolutionized reconstructive surgery to achieve both urinary and fecal continence. The Mitrofanoff and Malone antegrade continent catheterizable channels offer improved quality of life relative to permanent incontinent stomas. A frequently employed surgical option for creating a Mitrofanoff when an existing appendicocecostomy exists involves harvesting a ...

Surgical resection is one of the standard therapeutic choices for the treatment of hypopharyngeal cancer, whether or not combined with postoperative radiotherapy. The type of operation depends on the extension of the lesion and the subsites involved and often requires some form of reconstruction. Reconstructive strategies depend on whether the larynx, or part of it, has been preserved. We belie...

Evaluation of member survey data from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) from 2000 through 2004 reveals several procedure-specific as well as overall trends regarding utilization of aesthetic facial enhancement services. This gender-specific 5-year retrospective review indicates that males und...

Objectives To describe our reconstructive technique, without flap or graft use, after penile self-augmentation with injected substances, such as paraffin, which are still performed with unfortunate consequences. Patient and methods Successful single-stage minimal surgical management of an already twice unsuccessfully managed ulcerative penile paraffinoma in a 38-year-old Greek man. Results ...

The concept of simulation surgery was first proposed by Fujino in 19891 and reinforced in 1991.2 It is divided in two sections; empirical simulation surgery, where the surgical procedure is designed first in the surgeon's brain, and computer simulation surgery, where the disease condition and the possible surgical procedures can be viewed in three-dimentions (3D) either on a computer monitor, o...