The use of a prefabricated radial forearm free flap for closure of a large tracheocutaneous fistula: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2015 The closure of complex tracheocutaneous fistulae is a surgical challenge. We describe a staged approach for management of a patient with a large tracheocutaneous fistula in the setting of prior surgery and local radiation ...
Moore, Michael G. +4 more
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Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Laser Angiography in Pediatric Autologous Ear Reconstruction. [PDF]
, 2016 Skin flap vascularity is a critical determinant of aesthetic results in autologous ear reconstruction. In this study, we investigate the use of intraoperative laser-assisted indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) as an adjunctive measure of skin flap ...
Bradley, James P +5 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2023 Aim To find out the mean air conduction thresholds (ACT) and air–bone gap (ABG) closure across the treatment groups at the end of 3 and 6 months of follow-up.
Saba Fatima Khanam +6 more
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Auricular conchal cartilage for treatment of empty nose syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Medicine and Life Science, 2023 Empty nose syndrome is an uncommon complication of turbinoplasty and other nasal operations. It presents with various manifestations, with the most common symptom being paradoxical nasal obstruction. Here, we report the case of a 67-year-old male patient
Min Jai Cho, Hahn Jin Jung
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Clinicopathological and targeted exome gene features of a patient with metastatic acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland harboring an ARID2 nonsense mutation and CDKN2A/B deletion [PDF]
, 2015 We describe the presentation, treatment, clinical outcome, and targeted genome analysis of a metastatic salivary acinic cell carcinoma (AciCC). A 71-year-old male presented with a 3 cm right tail of a parotid lesion, first detected as a nodule by the ...
Momand, Jamil +4 more
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Otoplasty: results with anterior scoring of the helical cartilage and conchal resection
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2009 Objectives:The aim of this study is to evaluate results of anterior surface incision of antihelix, suturation and conchal cartilage resection for prominent ear.Methods:Seven ears of four patients were included into the study who were operated between ...
Şemsettin Okuyucu +3 more
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Repair of Nasal Septal Perforation with Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosa Xenograft [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Numerous techniques have been described for nasal septal perforation repair, with various degrees of success in achieving closure. Evidence supports the use of bilateral mucoperichondrial advancement flaps with interpositional grafting for ...
Greywoode, MD, Jewel +4 more
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Lyophilized allogeneic costal cartilage graft for septorhinoplasty [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2023 Background As rhinoplasty techniques have become more complex, surgeons often need more than what septal or conchal cartilage can provide. While costal cartilage became more popular for that reason, some surgeons are still uncomfortable with its ...
Jin Sup Eom +4 more
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Combining regenerative medicine strategies to provide durable reconstructive options: auricular cartilage tissue engineering [PDF]
, 2016 Recent advances in regenerative medicine place us in a unique position to improve the quality of engineered tissue. We use auricular cartilage as an exemplar to illustrate how the use of tissue-specific adult stem cells, assembly through additive ...
A Berghaus +132 more
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Total and Near Total Composite Lower Eyelid Defect Reconstruction with Glabella Flap: An Excellent Option with Limited Donor Site Availability [PDF]
, 2021 Background/Objective: Traumatic loss of the lower eye lid is usually combined with the paucity of adjacent flaps to reconstruct composite defects. We describe the use of Glabellar flaps with composite or cartilage graft to reconstruct total or near total
Khalid, Kamran +3 more
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