Surgical techniques in substitution urethroplasty using buccal mucosa for the treatment of anterior urethral strictures [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVES: Since the resurgence in the use of buccal mucosa (BM) in substitution urethroplasty in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there has been controversy as to which surgical technique is the most appropriate for its application.
Chapple, C.R., Patterson, J.M.
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Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2020 Functionally, the lip serves to prevent food and drink from spilling out of the beginning of the gastrointestinal tract, and it is also used for vocalization. In addition, the lip has cosmetic importance as part of the face involved in making expressions,
Tomoki Kiuchi +3 more
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Angiogenesis in tissue engineering : Breathing life into constructed tissue substitutes [PDF]
, 2006 Long-term function of three-dimensional (3D) tissue constructs depends on adequate vascularization after implantation. Accordingly, research in tissue engineering has focused on the analysis of angiogenesis.
Amon, Michaela +15 more
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Usefulness of a Lateral Thoracodorsal Flap after Breast Conserving Surgery in Laterally Located Breast Cancer [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2013 BackgroundBreast-conserving surgery is widely accepted as an appropriate method in breast cancer, and the lateral thoracodorsal flap provides a simple, reliable technique, especially when a mass is located in the lateral breast.
Jung Dug Yang +7 more
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A Novel Technique for Umbilical Reconstruction Using Four Transposition Flaps [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2016 The umbilicus is of paramount aesthetic importance for the abdomen, and its absence can be psychologically distressing to patients for cosmetic reasons.
Yoon Soo Kim +3 more
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Skin Cancers Among Albinos at a University Teaching Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A Retrospective Review of 64 Cases. [PDF]
, 2012 Skin cancers are a major risk associated with albinism and are thought to be a major cause of death in African albinos. The challenges associated with the care of these patients are numerous and need to be addressed.
A Yakubu +33 more
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Intercostal muscles in the rabbit: surgical anatomy and flap construction [PDF]
Laboratory Animals, 1998 Demos and colleagues (1967) obtained good antireflux results from transposing an intercostal myoneurovascular pedicle around the gastro-oesophageal junction in dogs. An intact neurovascular supply is essential for the viability of a muscle flap. The aim of this study was to delineate the nerve and arterial supply to the left 11th intercostal muscle in
C Elton +4 more
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Biochemical Effects of Exercise on a Fasciocutaneous Flap in a Rat Model. [PDF]
, 2017 Importance: An overwhelming amount of data suggest that cardiovascular exercise has a positive effect on the mind and body, although the precise mechanism is not always clear.
Aksamitiene, Edita +8 more
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Comparison of Sole to Palm Reconstruction Using the Combined Medial Plantar and Medial Pedis Free Flaps and Abdominal Pedicle Flap for Extensive Palm Injuries [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2010 "nThe coverage of soft- tissue defects of the hand specially volar side needs special consideration. Although certain local flaps have been described and used for resurfacing the palm, Extensive injury requires distant or free flaps for coverage ...
Masoud Yavari +3 more
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Closure of the nasal cavities in the treatment of refractory hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia [PDF]
, 1997 From a cohort of 35 patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), 12 patients have undergone closure of the one or both nasal cavities during the last three years for refractory epistaxis.
Howard, DJ, Lund, VJ
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