The choice of the type of abdominal incision performed in caesarean delivery is made chiefly on the basis of the individual surgeon's experience and preference. A general consensus on the most appropriate surgical technique has not yet been reached. The aim of this systematic review of the literature is to compare the two most commonly used transverse abdominal incisions for caesarean delivery,...

PURPOSE To compare the effects of different 23- and 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy trocar cannula entry systems on incision architecture. METHODS We tested one ridged microvitreoretinal (MVR), one non-ridged MVR, one pointed beveled, and one round-tipped beveled blade (n=10 per blade design per incision type). Each blade's straight and oblique incision architecture was assessed in a silico...

BACKGROUND Facial fractures may lead to sequelae due to the trauma but also as a result of surgery. Complications to lower eyelid incisions include ectropion, scleral show, entropion, canthal malposition, and lid edema. The aim of this study was to compare the occurrence of such complications depending on whether a subciliary or transconjunctival incision was used for surgical access. METHODS...

OBJECTIVE To explore the applications of preoperative planning and virtual surgery including surgical windowing and elevating reduction and to determine the clinical effects of this technology on the treatment of Schatzker type III tibial plateau fractures. METHODS 32 patients with Schatzker type III tibial plateau fractures were randomised upon their admission to the hospital using a sealed ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of the treatment of Schatzker type V and VI tibial plateau fractures using a midline longitudinal incision and dual-plate fixation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten patients with Schatzker type V and VI tibial plateau fractures treated with a midline longitudinal incision and dual plating were analyzed. The patients were followed for a mi...

Polydactyly is a common hereditary disorder in which extra or vestigial digits are present on the one or both sides of the extremities. It is ten times more frequent in Blacks than in Whites. Polydactyly occurs both in a sporadic form and in a hereditary form. In polydactyly type A, the extra digits contains phalanges, in polydactyly type B, there is no skeletal structure. The extra digit is ma...

Background The use of a medical simulator should enhance the goals of minimally invasive surgery: patient safety, cosmesis, shortening the length of hospital admissions, and reducing cost. Using an innovative approach to the handling of ultrasound images in virtual reality simulation, this article describes a process that employs a hybrid model of deformable models that can be applied in the te...

Right aortic arch is a rare congenital vascular anomaly, thus, the surgical resection of esophageal cancer in a patient with this anomaly is extremely uncommon. The surgical treatment of esophageal cancer was performed in a 73-year-old man with right aortic arch. An upper GI series and endoscopy revealed Type 2 esophageal cancer in the lower thoracic esophagus. Chest computed tomography reveale...

A recent suggestion of the existence an enormous ancient waterbody in Central China had been associated with intensifying water management that led to rise early states. However, evolution regional alluvial landscapes remains unclear. Through intensive geoarchaeological surveys and careful field examination typical sedimentary sequences, we reconstructed Late Pleistocene-Holocene northeastern S...