Reconstructing scalp defects can be challenging for a plastic surgeon. For this purpose, different procedures such as primary repair and coverage with skin grafts or flaps can be considered. Sometimes, the external table of the skull can be removed completely to the diploic space. At the same time or after the formation of granulation tissue, the diploic space can be covered with split-thicknes...

The development of vegetative propagation programs Araucaria angustifolia still lacks on information about genetic factor that may influence its success. We aimed to evaluate how mother tree sex and provenance grafting So, we collected orthotropic branches from 26 trees male female, a clonal garden established matrices different provenances, carried out an experiment using patch technique. Graf...

ABSTRACT Interspecific competition among terrestrial gastropods has previously been considered to have little effect on population dynamics and local distribution. Recent studies, however, demonstrate several cases in which interspecific plays a major role structuring gastropod communities. To explore the general importance of for ecology slugs, we conducted semi-systematic literature review, s...

In 1997, autologous sural nerve grafting to reconstruct bilaterally resected cavernosal nerves was successfully performed in patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy. After 12 months, one third of these patients had erections sufficient for intercourse. Since that time, patients who have had neurovascular bundle resection and sural nerve grafting have continued to show promising res...