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Redefining Plastic Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, 2016
Plastic surgery is one of the most ancient forms of surgery, and its roots can be traced back to the time of Sushruta, the father of surgery (600 BC),1 who is credited with performing the first ever reported plastic surgical procedures. The name, however, defies a clear understanding and an appropriate definition that could cover the entire scope of ...
Chandra, Ramesh, Agarwal, Rajiv, Agarwal, Devisha   +2 more
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Plastic Surgery and Music: Examining Plastic Surgery References in Hit Songs

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
SUMMARY. The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency by which plastic surgery-related terms have been included in the lyrics of Western music hits from the 1970s to the present day as a proxy for estimating the cultural impact of plastic ...
Ruben Castro, MD, Kotaro Tsutsumi, BA, Jamasb J. Sayadi, BA, James Hu, BS, Raj M. Vyas, MD, FACS, Lohrasb R. Sayadi, MD   +5 more
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Intestinal perforation after surgical treatment for incisional hernia. iatrogenic or idiopathic? [PDF]

, 2018
Intestinal perforation (IP) is a life-threatening gastroenterological condition requiring urgent surgical care, which may present itself as an uncommon complication following incisional hernia repair surgery, most often because of iatrogenic traumatism ...
Amorosi, V, D'Angelo, F, Firmani, G, Longo, B, Santanelli di Pompeo, F, Sorotos, M   +5 more
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Health Literacy in Plastic Surgery: A Scoping Review

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022
Background:. Health literacy of plastic surgery patients may affect surgical decision-making and perioperative outcomes. In addition to consulting a plastic surgeon, patients often refer to online-based resources to learn about surgical options.
Ekaterina Tiourin, MD, Natalie Barton, MD, Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, FACS   +2 more
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Grid simulation services for the medical community

, 2008
The first part of this paper presents a selection of medical simulation applications, including image reconstruction, near real-time registration for neuro-surgery, enhanced dose distribution calculation for radio-therapy, inhaled drug delivery ...
Benkner, S., Berti, G., Fenner, J.W., Hose, D.R., Jones, D.M., Lonsdale, G, Middleton, S.E., Schmidt, J.G., Wollny, G.   +8 more
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The iBRA (implant breast reconstruction evaluation) study: protocol for a prospective multi-centre cohort study to inform the feasibility, design and conduct of a pragmatic randomised clinical trial comparing new techniques of implant-based breast reconstruction. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) is the most commonly performed reconstructive procedure in the UK. The introduction of techniques to augment the subpectoral pocket has revolutionised the procedure, but there is a lack of high ...
Barnes, NL, Blazeby, JM, Branford, OA, Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative, Conroy, EJ, Cutress, RI, Gardiner, MD, Holcombe, C, Jain, A, McEvoy, K, Mills, N, Mylvaganam, S, Potter, S, Skillman, JM, Teasdale, EM, Thrush, S, Whisker, LJ, Williamson, PR   +17 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
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Customizable and Cost-effective Template for Fibular Osteotomies in Mandibular Reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Summary:. The free fibula flap is the gold standard for mandibular reconstruction in head and neck tumors. Traditionally, a titanium reconstruction plate is shaped to measure and align with the mandibular defect after ensuring proper occlusion.
Nida Sehar, MBBS, Fizzah Arif, MBBS, Safdar Ali Shaikh, MBBS, FCPS (Plastic Surgery)   +2 more
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Small Bowel Obstruction Conservatively Managed in Hospital-At-Home

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2022
In 2020, Mayo Clinic established an Advanced Care at Home (ACH) program. ACH is a virtual hybrid hospital-at-home (HaH) program that combines telemedicine with in-home care services by utilizing a state that is software-driven, vendor-mediate medical ...
Margaret R. Paulson, Abdullah S. Eldaly, Francisco R. Avila, Ricardo A. Torres-Guzman, Karla C. Maita, John P. Garcia, Luiza Palmieri Serrano, Omar S. Emam, Antonio J. Forte, Michael J. Maniaci   +9 more
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The neural crest‐associated gene ERRFI1 is involved in melanoma progression and resistance toward targeted therapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
ERRFI1, a neural crest (NC)‐associated gene, was upregulated in melanoma and negatively correlated with the expression of melanocytic differentiation markers and the susceptibility of melanoma cells toward BRAF inhibitors (BRAFi). Knocking down ERRFI1 significantly increased the sensitivity of melanoma cells to BRAFi.
Nina Wang, Qian Sun, Daniel Novak, Lei Zhu, Juliane Poelchen, Tamara Steinfass, Yiman Wang, Viktor Umansky, Jochen Utikal   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source