Arthroscopic excision of synovial osteochondromatosis of the hip is commonly performed. However, when the lesion extends to the extra-articular space of the hip joint, excision using arthroscopy becomes difficult. Although surgical dislocation of the hip with a trochanteric flip osteotomy is commonly used, manual access to the inferomedial portion of the acetabulum remains difficult. In this ca...

Background: Percutaneous treatment has been widely used in low flow vascular malformations. However, surgery still an important role the management of these patients.Objective: The aim this study is to assess indications for malformations, as well safety, efficacy, and recurrence rate.Patients Methods: A total 33 patients with malformations were enrolled study. Duplex ultrasonography magnetic r...

AIM To compare and evaluate the success rates of various surgical techniques of pterygium excision, including pterygium excision with complete suture of conjunctivae (PESC), pterygium excision with conjunctival auto-graft transplantation with graft from the inferior temporal bulbar conjunctiva (ITBC) and pterygium excision with conjunctival auto-graft transplantation with graft from the superio...

Athlete's nodules are connective tissue nevi of the collagen type (collagenomas) which appear as thick dermal masses at sites of chronic trauma. They have been described as occurring on the dorsum of the feet, knees, and knuckles of surfers, boxers and marble players. Recurrent minor blunt trauma and pressure are aetiological factors in this condition. We report a 54-year-old man with dermal no...

Pheochromocytoma is one of the potentially fatal causes of childhood hypertension. The study aims to analyze the results of our experiences in pheochromocytomas and the long-term results of its surgical treatment in children. The records of 15 children (11 boys, 4 girls) treated for pheochromocytoma in our unit during the period of 1984 and 2002 were reviewed retrospectively. The average age at...

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer is nowadays performed in several referral centers and has been gaining increasing interest for treatment of colo-rectal cancer. After the introduction of complete mesorectal excision for rectal cancer, complete mesocolic excision has been advocated as an essential surgical step to improve oncologic results for patients with colon cancer. Complete mesoc...

INTRODUCTION Nodular fasciitis is described as a benign reactive proliferation of myofibroblasts. Due to its rapid-growing nature, a precise clinical diagnosis is difficult and the condition is frequently misdiagnosed as malignant lesions. CASE REPORT In this study, we present the case of a young woman with an auricular nodular fasciitis as an example of one of the rarest sites of this tumor....

Background: The optimal method used to assess surgical margins in breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has not been determined. Method: After wide excision was performed with macroscopic margins of at least 1 cm, surgical margins were evaluated on tangential sections by frozen section analyses (FSA). Positive margins prompted immediate surgical re-excision of the corresponding tissue. The results we...

OBJECTIVES We sought to determine which surgical technique of left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is most successful by assessing them with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation is a risk factor for stroke, with 90% of clots occurring in the LAA. Several surgical techniques of LAA closure are used to theoretically reduce the stroke risk, with varying success r...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous melanoma accounts for 75% of skin cancer deaths. Standard treatment is surgical excision with a safety margin some distance from the borders of the primary tumour. The purpose of the safety margin is to remove both the complete primary tumour and any melanoma cells that might have spread into the surrounding skin.Excision margins are important because there could be trade-o...