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Surgical Management of Traumatic Penile Amputation: A Case Report and Review of the World Literature
Sexual Medicine, 2015 Introduction: There is paucity of case reports that describe the successful reimplantation of a penis after amputation. We sought to report on self-inflicted penile amputation and comment on its surgical management and review current literature.
Omer A. Raheem, MD +5 more
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Patients' perception and attitude to surgical amputation in Makurdi, North Central Nigeria
Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2020 Background: There has been a global rise in surgical amputations because of vascular complications of diabetes mellitus, among other factors. About 22% of patients usually decline or delay consent for the operation leading to poor outcomes.
Williams Terhemen Yongu +4 more
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Surgical strategies for prevention of amputation of the diabetic foot [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2021 Prevention of amputation has become a key objective of clinicians providing care to patients with high-risk diabetic foot problems. In this regard, the multidisciplinary diabetic foot team (MDFT) has been embraced as the most effective way to manage patients with foot ulcers, infections, and Charcot feet.
Frykberg, Robert G. +5 more
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BMC Nephrology, 2005 Background Surgical treatment of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in dialysis patients is controversial. Methods We examined the post-operative morbidity and mortality of surgical revascularization or amputation for PVD in a retrospective analysis of ...
Ramkumar Nirupama +3 more
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Surgical Treatment of Post-Amputation Foot Deformations in Diabetic Neuropathy
Неотложная медицинская помощьRelevance The number of amputations performed on patients with diabetic foot syndrome is increasing all over the world. Almost half of these operations are the so-called “minor amputations” carried out within the foot.
P. S. Bardyugov +2 more
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Pain Research and Management, 2022 Purpose. Hemophilic osteoarthropathy (HO) is a common cause of spontaneous bleeding in hemophiliacs. Surgical procedures are necessary for patients with severe HO. As a last resort, amputation is sometimes needed to treat complex HO cases.
Yiming Xu +4 more
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The nonsalvageable tibia: amputation and prosthetics
OTA International. Mangled extremities are a challenging problem for the orthopaedic surgeon. The decision for salvage versus amputation is multifactorial. Several work groups have attempted to create scoring systems to guide treatment, but each case must be regarded ...
Steven Rivero, MD, Nicole M. Stevens, MD
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This American Civil War-era field amputation kit is housed in a rosewood case with a brass plate on the lid stamped with the name “Elmer David Charland M.D.” The box has brass corner plates and a brass key lock with key.
The manufacturer of the wooden case is not noted.
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Ileo-perineal fistula: Rare late complication after rectal amputation – clinical case [PDF]
Romanian Medical Journal, 2021 Abdominal-perineal rectal amputation retains a well-defined place in the surgical treatment of rectal cancer, despite technical advances. The authors present the case of a 67-year-old patient who developed an entero-perineal fistula involving the last ...
Andrei Iulian Toader +5 more
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Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports, 2021 Forequarter amputation is a very demolitive surgical procedure that affects the quality of life and it is performed when the tumour involves the proximal end of homerus and the shoulder.
Claudia Di Prata +5 more
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