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Venous Thromboembolism After Pedicled TRAM Versus Free Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.
[BACKGROUND] Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially life-threatening complication after autologous breast reconstruction, but comparative data between pedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) and free flap techniques …
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Clinical application of the free anterolateral thigh chimeric muscle flap for reconstruction of composite tissue defects of the forearm and hand.
[BACKGROUND] Composite tissue defects (CTD) of the forearm and hand commonly result from industrial, agricultural, and traffic-related injuries and often involve multiple anatomical structures, making reconstruction challenging. Simple skin…
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Anatomical Mapping of the Masseter for Safe Botulinum Toxin Injection: A Cadaveric Study.
[BACKGROUND] Botulinum toxin (BTX) is commonly used in masseter injections to enhance facial contour. However, the injection may harm the surrounding structure due to insufficient research on the anatomical structure of the masseter region.…
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Bitter-sweet? The role of glycemic control in breast reduction surgery.
[BACKGROUND] The American Society of Plastic Surgeons guidelines emphasize the need for additional evidence regarding perioperative glycemic control in patients with diabetes undergoing breast reduction surgery. This study evaluates the ass…
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Sugar-Coated Complications? The Impact of Diabetes on Outcomes of Breast Reduction.
[BACKGROUND] Breast reduction surgery effectively alleviates symptoms of macromastia, but the impact of diabetes on surgical outcomes remains insufficiently studied. [OBJECTIVES] The authors of this study aim to evaluate the effect of diab…
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Acute-onset Concomitant Esotropia in Children: A Comparison of Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes.
[PURPOSE] To evaluate and compare the clinical features and efficacy of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injection versus surgery in acute-onset concomitant esotropia (ACE) in children. [METHODS] This retrospective comparative clinical study was …
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Electroacupuncture combined with botulinum toxin type A promotes common peroneal nerve repair and activation of GDNF-BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway in post-stroke limb spasticity rats.
[BACKGROUND] Post-stroke limb spasticity (PSLS) is a rehabilitation problem that needs to be solved urgently, electroacupuncture (EA), a safe and effective adjunctive rehabilitation therapy with relatively few side effects, and botulinum to…
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Systemic Administration of Tranexamic Acid Improves Postoperative Outcome in Abdominoplasty.
: In plastic surgery, the administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) has gained increasing support by current literature, highlighting its relevance in clinical practice. This study evaluates the perioperative impact of prophylactic intravenou…
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Long-Term Effects of Botulinum Toxin A Versus Incisional Surgery for Management of Partially Accommodative Esotropia in Children: Comparison of Three Approaches.
[PURPOSE] To compare the effect of bilateral medial rectus injection of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A), bilateral medial rectus muscle recession surgery (BMR rc), or unilateral medial rectus muscle recession combined with lateral rectus muscle r…
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[The Cost of Lipoedema Treatment Exceeds the DRG Revenues - Evaluation of the Surgical Treatment Costs of Lipoedema (Stage III) at a German University Clinic].
[BACKGROUND] Liposuction for stage III lipoedema is a guideline-based but also time-consuming treatment, which can be carried out under specific conditions at the expense of the German statutory health insurance companies (SHI) based on a d…
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The impact of age on outcomes after breast reduction surgery - A multi-institutional data analysis of 40,958 cases.
[BACKGROUND] Reduction mammoplasty is popular among people of various age groups, yet the impact of age on postoperative outcomes remains debated. [METHODS] The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (20…
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Long-Term Effects of Botulinum Toxin A for Horizontal Concomitant Strabismus in Chinese Children.
[INTRODUCTION] For childhood strabismus, early surgical intervention improves both motor and sensory outcomes. Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injection is an alternative to incisional surgery that is fast, less invasive, and preserves a mor…
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Aesthetic training concept during plastic surgery residency - Opportunity or risk?
[BACKGROUND] Aesthetic surgery training renders to be challenging to acquire sufficient hands-on experience during residency. To resolve this problem, the "Munich Model" was established in our clinic: Senior residents perform aesthetic surg…
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Relationship between the Surgical Access Line of Maxillary Posterior Teeth and the Maxillary Sinus Floor.
[INTRODUCTION] The aim of this study was to use cone-beam computed tomographic imaging to investigate the relationship between the surgical access line (SAL) of maxillary posterior teeth and the maxillary sinus floor (MSF) in endodontic mic…
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The Benefits of Fibrinolysis Combined with Venous Systemic Oxygen Persufflation (VSOP) in a Rat Model of Donation after Circulatory Death and Orthotopic Liver Transplantation.
Organ shortage has led to the increasing utilization of livers retrieved from donors after circulatory death (DCD). These pre-damaged organs are susceptible to further warm ischemia and exhibit minimal tolerance for cold storage. The aim wa…
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Surgical experience and different glove wearing conditions affect tactile sensibility.
[BACKGROUND] The fingers' tactile sensibility is essential in surgery, especially in microsurgery. Therefore, surgeons seeking to improve their performance often prefer certain glove brands and wearing habits. There is the need of objective…
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Aesthetical and Accuracy Outcomes of Reconstruction of Maxillary Defect by 3D Virtual Surgical Planning.
[BACKGROUND] Reconstruction of maxillary defect resulting from trauma or oncology surgery is of great importance for patients with physical and psychological complications. The virtual surgical planning (VSP) and 3D printing technics had be…
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[Comparison of three kinds of free flaps used in patients with oral and oropharyngeal tumors].
To compare the recovery and quality of life of patients with oral and oropharyngeal tumors treated with three kinds of free soft tissue flaps. The clinical data of 103 patients, including 66 males and 37 females, aged 26-74 years, who unde…
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Tumor necrosis factor-α requires Ezrin to regulate the cytoskeleton and cause pulmonary microvascular endothelial barrier damage.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rapidly progressive disease with unknown pathogenesis. Damage of pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) caused by inflammatory storm caused by cytokines such as TNF-α is the potent…
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Phenotypic and Cellular Characteristics of a Stromal Vascular Fraction/Extracellular Matrix Gel Prepared Using Mechanical Shear Force on Human Fat.
The retention of fat-derived grafts remains a challenge for regenerative medicine. Fat aspirates from patients undergoing liposuction were prepared into standard Coleman fat grafts or further isolated using mechanical shear force to prepare…
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The Harvest of a Lateral Segment of Costal Cartilage for Treating Nasal Deformities.
[BACKGROUND] Although costal cartilage has many uses and is a reliable source of cartilage for rhinoplasty procedures, donor-site complications may arise with conventional harvesting techniques. The present report reports a novel technique …
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An algorithm for one-stage malignant oncologic scalp reconstruction.
[BACKGROUND] Scalp reconstruction has always been a challenging problem after oncological resection. Advanced surgical techniques can reconstruct any defects, but there are a large number of patients who cannot benefit from surgery for imma…
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Evaluation of 1-mm-diameter endothelialized dense collagen tubes in vascular microsurgery.
Although much progress has been made in engineering vascular grafts for large- and small-diameter arterial repair or bypass, the extension of these results to the microsurgical size scale has been challenging. Here, we evaluated the use of …
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Contemporary Patterns of Third-line Treatments for Privately Insured Individuals With Overactive Bladder in the United States.
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate utilization of third-line overactive bladder (OAB) treatments including percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS), sacral nerve stimulation (SNS), and intradetrusor botulinum toxin A (BTX) among privately insured …
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Tear trough deformity: different types of anatomy and treatment options.
[AIM] To explore the efficacy of tear trough deformity treatment with the use of hyaluronic acid gel or autologous fat for soft tissue augmentation and fat repositioning via arcus marginalis release. [MATERIAL AND METHODS] Seventy-eight pa…
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Involvement of breast epithelial-stromal interactions in the regulation of protein tyrosine phosphatase-gamma (PTPgamma) mRNA expression by estrogenically active agents.
[BACKGROUND] Protein tyrosine phosphatase gamma (PTPgamma) has been implicated as a tumor suppressor gene in kidney and lung cancers. Our previous results indicate that estradiol-17beta (E2)-induced suppression of PTPgamma may play a role i…