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Study on the Effects of Estradiol in Staphylococcus epidermidis Device-Related Capsule Formation.
[BACKGROUND] Capsular contracture, mainly caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) biofilm formation, is a complex problem for breast cancer patients who undergo surgical prosthetic breast reconstruction. Estradiol has been rep…
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Myxofibrosarcoma of the mandible: a case report and review of the literature.
[BACKGROUND] Myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) is a soft tissue sarcoma that commonly occurs in late adult life. It is mainly located in the subcutaneous soft tissues of extremities characterized by a high recurrence rate at the original site. MFS of …
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Nerve root entrapment with pseudomeningocele after percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: A case report.
Pseudomeningocele is a relatively uncommon postoperative complication of spine surgery. Although the condition tends to be asymptomatic and self-limiting, it may cause radicular pain and neurological defect due to herniation of the nerve ro…
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Collagen scaffold combined with human umbilical cord-mesenchymal stem cells transplantation for acute complete spinal cord injury.
Currently, there is no effective strategy to promote functional recovery after a spinal cord injury. Collagen scaffolds can not only provide support and guidance for axonal regeneration, but can also serve as a bridge for nerve regeneration…
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Comparison of Clinical Results and Quality-of-Life in Tongue Cancer Patients Undergoing Submental Island Flap and Radial Forearm Free Flap Reconstruction.
[PURPOSE] Our goal was to compare the clinical results and quality-of-life (QoL) in tongue cancer patients undergoing submental island pedicled (SIP) flap and radial forearm free (RFF) flap reconstruction. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Patients …
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Propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia decreases the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting without affecting flap survival in free flap breast reconstruction.
[BACKGROUND] Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) may cause undesirable effects after microsurgical breast reconstruction. Although total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with propofol has been demonstrated to be effective in reducing PONV…
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Interaction analysis of risk factors for long-term skeletal relapse following mandibular advancement with bilateral sagittal split osteotomy.
The aim of this study was to identify interaction effects among risk factors for long-term skeletal relapse. The study sample consisted of 96 patients who underwent mandibular advancement with bilateral sagittal split osteotomy. Ten predict…
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Do Patients With Different Mandibular Plane Angles Have Different Time to Relapse After Bilateral Sagittal Osteotomy With Mandibular Advancement?
[PURPOSE] This study sought to answer the following question: Do patients with different mandibular plane angles (MPAs) have a different time to relapse after mandibular advancement with bilateral sagittal split osteotomy? [MATERIALS AND M…
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Quality-of-Life and Surgical Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Therapeutic Reduction Mammoplasty Versus Mastectomy with Immediate Reconstruction.
[BACKGROUND] Therapeutic reduction mammoplasty (TRM) is a safe and effective surgical technique that has oncologic outcomes comparable with those achieved by mastectomy. This study aimed to compare surgical and patient-reported outcomes bet…
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Patient Satisfaction Following Level II Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: A Comparison with Mastectomy Utililizing the Breast-Q Questionnaire will be published in Surgical Oncology.
[INTRODUCTION] Oncoplastic breast surgery (OBS) is increasingly used to decrease the deformity in breast conserving therapy (BCT) for breast cancer. We aimed to evaluate patient reported satisfaction following level II OBS and mastectomy ut…
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Aesthetic Analysis of Alteration of Eyebrow Position After Double Eyelidplasty.
[BACKGROUND] There is an anecdotal belief among some surgeons performing Asian eyelid surgery that double eyelid surgery itself decreases eyebrow position. However, the exact amount of descent and the specific changes in the proportion of f…
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A Randomized, Controlled Study Comparing Subbrow Blepharoplasty and Subbrow Blepharoplasty Combined with Periorbital Muscle Manipulation for Periorbital Aging Rejuvenation in Asians.
[BACKGROUND] Improving periorbital aging is, currently, of great concern. The previous literature has reported some surgical methods for periorbital aging. The purpose of this study was to compare subbrow blepharoplasty (SBB) with subbrow b…
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[Excision for congenital nasal dermoid and sinus cyst in children].
To explore the surgical effect and experience of endoscope-assisted excision for congenital nasal dermoid and sinus cyst (NDSC) in children. Fifty-three patients with congenital NDSC treated in Beijing Children's Hospital from January 2007…
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Porcine Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus Activation of the Integrin α5β1-FAK-Cofilin Pathway Causes Cytoskeletal Rearrangement To Promote Its Invasion of N2a Cells.
Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (PHEV) is a highly neurotropic virus that causes diffuse neuronal infection with neurological damage and high mortality. Virus-induced cytoskeletal dynamics are thought to be closely related …
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Botulinum Toxin A Injection for Treatment of Chronic Skin Ulcer: A Case Series and Literature Review.
Chronic skin ulcer (CSU) often combines with a variety of refractory factors that respond poorly to routine treatments. Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) can be injected subcutaneously to improve the local blood supply, to reduce pain, and to promo…
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Effectiveness and Safety of Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection for Scar Prevention: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
[BACKGROUND] The role of active scar prevention in postoperative scar management is important. Botulinum toxin type A (BTXA) has been shown to improve postoperative scars in the past decades. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analy…
- cutaneous infection secondary to botulinum toxin injection: A report of 2 cases.
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Minimal Scar Dissection for Partial Parotidectomy via a Modified Cosmetic Incision and an Advanced Wound Closure Method.
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the usefulness of the modified cosmetic incision (MCI) and advanced wound closure method in partial parotidectomy by comparison with the modified Blair incision (MBI). [PATIENTS AND METHODS] This study retrospectively…
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In vivo construction of lymphoid node by implantation of adipose-derived stromal cells with hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose hydrogel in BALB/c nude mice.
Adipose-derived stromal cells have multilineage potential to differentiate into several specialized tissue types. Herein, we investigated whether ADSCs could differentiate into lymphoid node . Human ADSCs from routine liposuction were cultu…
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[Effect of adipose-derived stem cell derived exosomes on angiogenesis after skin flap transplantation in rats].
[OBJECTIVE] To investigate the effect of adipose-derived stem cell derived exosomes (ADSC-Exos) on angiogenesis after skin flap transplantation in rats. [METHODS] ADSCs were isolated and cultured by enzymatic digestion from voluntary donat…
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Abrupt involution induces inflammation, estrogenic signaling, and hyperplasia linking lack of breastfeeding with increased risk of breast cancer.
[BACKGROUND] A large collaborative analysis of data from 47 epidemiological studies concluded that longer duration of breastfeeding reduces the risk of developing breast cancer. Despite the strong epidemiological evidence, the molecular mec…
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Correction of Tear Trough Deformity Using Autologous Fibroblast Combined with Keratin: New Soft Tissue Filler.
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of autologous fibroblasts combined with keratin gel for tear trough deformity rectification as injectable soft tissue filler. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] The new injectable soft tissue fille…
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Individualized small-incision orbicularis-levator fixation blepharoplasty for unilateral single-eyelid Asians.
Unilateral double-eyelid blepharoplasty is often required by people with unilateral single eyelid. The full incisional method may cause permanent skin scar formation, and the buried suture method may lead to early eyelid fold loosening, whi…
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Corrective Strategies for a Complex Deformity Caused by "European-Style Double Eyelid" Blepharoplasty in Asians.
[BACKGROUND] "European-style double eyelid" blepharoplasty often leads to a complex deformity, which includes one or more of the following features: a high fold, upper eyelid depression, multiple folds, an obvious scar, blepharoptosis, and …
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Local retro-orbicularis oculus fat (ROOF) resection in upper blepharoplasty: A retrospective evaluation study of 65 bilateral upper blepharoplasties.
[BACKGROUND] Puffy upper eyelids are normal in Asians, and full-incision blepharoplasty is commonly performed to remove some orbital fat to ameliorate the problem, but not all patients would exhibit obvious improvement. Local retro-orbicula…
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Subbrow Blepharoplasty Combined with Periorbital Muscle Manipulation for Periorbital Rejuvenation in Asian Women.
[BACKGROUND] With advancing age, Asian women are often plagued by lateral hooding of the upper eyelid skin, eyebrow ptosis, and obvious periorbital wrinkles. The authors propose a novel technique to revive the natural eyelid shape with a st…
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RAC2 promotes abnormal proliferation of quiescent cells by enhanced JUNB expression via the MAL-SRF pathway.
Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) occurs most often in radiotherapy of lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and other thoracic cancers. The occurrence of RILI is a complex process that includes a variety of cellular and molecular interactions…
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Identification of a Botulinum Neurotoxin-like Toxin in a Commensal Strain of Enterococcus faecium.
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), produced by various Clostridium strains, are a family of potent bacterial toxins and potential bioterrorism agents. Here we report that an Enterococcus faecium strain isolated from cow feces carries a BoNT-lik…
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Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in primary Meige syndrome.
OBJECTIVE Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation has been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of primary Meige syndrome. However, assessments of its efficacy and safety have been limited to several case reports and small studies.…
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COL1A1 promotes metastasis in colorectal cancer by regulating the WNT/PCP pathway.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer‑associated mortality, and is a major health problem. Collagen type I α 1 (COL1A1) is a major component of collagen type I. Recently, it was reported to be overexpressed in a varie…