OBJECTIVES Update on clinical results obtained by the first worldwide facial transplantation teams as well as review of the literature concerning the main surgical, immunological, ethical, and follow-up aspects described on facial transplanted patients. STUDY DESIGN MEDLINE search of articles published on "face transplantation" until March 2012. RESULTS Eighteen clinical cases were studied....

Purpose – This paper aims to describe computer-aided design and rapid prototyping (RP) systems for the preoperative planning and fabrication of custom-made implant. Design/methodology/approach – A patient with mandible defect underwent reconstruction using custom-made implant. 3D models of the patient’s skull are generated based on computed tomography image data. After evaluation of the 3D reco...

Numerical micropermeametry is performed on three-dimensional porous samples having a linear size of approximately 3 mm and a resolution of 7.5 microm. One of the samples is a microtomographic image of Fontainebleau sandstone. Two of the samples are stochastic reconstructions with the same porosity, specific surface area, and two-point correlation function as the Fontainebleau sample. The fourth...

introduction: the co-existence of pituitary adenoma and meningioma is extremely rare. it is even rarer in patients with no previous known risk factors for either tumour. here, we present a case of synchronous non-functioning pituitary adenoma with suprasellar and olfactory groove meningiomas in a patient without previous irradiation. methods: the tumours were diagnosed on mri in the 65-year-old...

Mitral valve repair is considered the procedure of choice for correcting mitral regurgitation in myxomatous disease, providing long-term results that are superior to those with valve replacement. The use of artificial chordae to replace elongated or ruptured chordae responsible for mitral valve prolapse and severe mitral regurgitation has been the subject of extensive experimental work to defin...

Microsurgery training in Singapore began in 1980 with the opening of the Experimental Surgical Unit. Since then, the unit has continued to grow and have held microsurgical training courses biannually. The road to becoming a full-fledged reconstructive surgeon requires the mastering of both microvascular as well as flap raising techniques and requires time, patience and good training facilities....

Robotically assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RaLRP) has become an alternative surgical treatment option for patients with localized prostate cancer. Rare anatomic variations result in modification of established techniques. We describe the first successful completion of RaLRP for localized prostate cancer in a patient with coexisting complete left ureteral duplication and ectopic in...

BACKGROUND Various approaches have been developed to treat the progressive shoulder deformity in patients with brachial plexus birth palsy. Reconstructive surgery for this condition consists of complex procedures with a risk for failure. CASE PRESENTATIONS This is a retrospective case review of the outcome in eight cases referred to us for reoperation for failed shoulder reconstructions. In e...

For the purpose of eliminating the troublesome mastoid cavity after tympanoplasty, some surgical procedures have been devised, which consist of preservation of the external ear canal, so that the operative mastoid cavity is primarily closed, with the use of fascia, periost or vein as a tympanic graft. Surgical procedures are as follows : At the first place, mastoidectomy is carried out without ...

BACKGROUND Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM), understood as an oncologically valid procedure, is relatively new, and is an evolution of traditional mastectomy, particularly in relation to breast-conserving surgery. The anterior perforating branches are responsible for the cutaneous vascularization of the breast skin, and their preservation is a fundamental step to avoid possible postoperative nec...