Aims: To report remodelling of enlarged dysmorphic filtration blebs with conjunctival compression sutures and autologous blood injection. Methods: A retrospective analysis of consecutively recruited patients with enlarged and dysmorphic filtration blebs who were managed with conjunctival compression sutures and subconjunctival autologous blood injections. Under topical anaesthesia, conjunctival...

Recent advances in gene delivery into cells allow improved therapeutic effects in gene therapy trials. To increase the bioavailability of applied cells, it is of great interest that transfected cells remain at the application site and systemic spread is minimized. In this study, we tested clinically used biodegradable poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) scaffolds (Vicryl & Ethisorb) as tr...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Evaluation of the feasibility of thoracoscopic correction of esophageal atresia with distal fistula. METHODS Eight consecutive neonates with esophageal atresia and distal fistula were treated thoracoscopically. Mean birth weight was 3,048 g (range, 2,140 to 3,770). The patients were intubated endotracheally and placed in a 3/4 left prone position. Three cannulae were insert...

Idiopathic spontaneous intraperitoneal haemorrhage is a rare and potentially fatal condition. Pre-operative diagnosis is difficult or rarely possible. Urgent surgical exploration is the treatment of choice. We report a case of spontaneous intraperitoneal haemorrhage that was observed undergoing sudden deterioration of her condition while in a hospital ward. She was attending to her child admitt...

PURPOSE Penile carcinoma is a rare but mutilating malignancy. In this context, partial penectomy is the most commonly applied approach for best oncological results. We herein propose a simple modification of the classic technique of partial penectomy, for better cosmetic and functional results. TECHNIQUE If partial penectomy is indicated, the present technique can bring additional benefits. D...

BACKGROUND The "floating anchored" craniotomy is a technique utilized at our tertiary neurosurgery institution in which a traditional decompressive craniectomy has been substituted for a floating craniotomy. The hypothesized advantages of this technique include adequate decompression, reduction in the intracranial pressure, obviating the need for a secondary cranioplasty, maintained bone protec...

BACKGROUND Muscle herniation of the leg is a rare clinical entity. Yet, knowing this condition is necessary to avoid misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. In the extremities, muscle herniation most commonly occurs as a result of an acquired fascial defect, often due to trauma. Different treatment options for symptomatic extremity muscle herniation in the extremities, including conservative treatm...

I read with interest the article entitled ‘Intrathoracic gastric perforation: a late complication of an unknown postpartum recurrent hiatal hernia’ by Lococo et al [1]. A 62-year old man was referred to our centre with a case of left-sided traumatic chylothorax for the possibility of a thoracic duct ligation. A left-sided chest tube was draining several hundreds of millilitres of whitish milky ...

BACKGROUND The optimal strategy for abdominal wall closure has been an issue of ongoing debate. Available studies do not specifically enroll patients who undergo emergency laparotomy and thus do not consider the distinct biological characteristics of these patients. The present randomized controlled trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of two commonly applied abdominal wall closure strategie...

BACKGROUND There is long-standing disagreement among facial plastic surgeons as to the ideal suture material for closing skin wounds of the face. Many surgeons believe that nonabsorbable suture material is preferable, as it is easier to tie, is unlikely to break prematurely, and elicits a minimal inflammatory response. Others feel that these issues are of minor importance and prefer absorbable ...