OBJECTIVES We described the treatment of dehiscence of thoracotomy incisions in patients who underwent thoracic surgery in the present study. METHODS Twenty-four patients with either partial or complete dehiscence of their thoracotomy incisions were included in the study from 2005 to 2010. The patients were evaluated regarding their age, sex, indication for thoracotomy, and surgical approache...

BACKGROUND Wound closure devices include sutures, tissue adhesives, adhesive strips, and staples. Recent studies suggest no differences between various tissue adhesives and sutures for dehiscence, infection, and satisfaction when assessed by patients or surgeons. To date, no studies have investigated ClozeX, a novel adhesive strip, for closure of surgical incisions. OBJECTIVE To compare surgi...

BACKGROUND The influence of patient preference and treatment costs has not been considered in previous analyses of wound management decisions for contaminated right lower quadrant incisions. STUDY DESIGN We performed a decision and cost-utility analysis, conducting a MEDLINE search of the postappendectomy wound infection literature to establish assumptions and assign baseline probability esti...

Early mitral valve (MV) repair is the evidence-based care standard for those with severe degenerative MV regurgitation and has been shown to improve long-term patient outcomes in comparison to non-surgical management (1). Despite evidence favoring the performance of MV repair prior to symptom onset or the appearance of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, some physicians are hesitant to refer asy...

we review abscess management by ibn al-quff in the 12 century, described in his book al omdaa (arabic version). he explained in detail how an abscess presents, access for drainage, the proper preparation by the surgeon and patient for a procedure, and technical guidelines. it is considered advanced in ensuring the best results of managing this pathology. much of his advice is already in use, an...

Aims: The objective of this study is to compare the wound healing potential between two different biomaterials after induced surgical intraoral incisions. Materials and methods: was conducted on (12) male New Zealand rabbits, randomly divided into groups (6 animals per group) according periods (3rd,7th, 14th) days. Two incisions were made buccal mucosa each rabbit bilaterally. For first group, ...

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) reduces patient trauma and shortens recovery time, but also limits the dexterity of the surgeon because degrees of freedom are lost due to the fulcrum effect of the entry incisions. Visual feedback is also limited by the laparoscope, which typically provides two-dimensional feedback and is constrained by the entry incision. Developments within surgical robotics ...

ROBOTIC SURGERY AND TELE-SURGERY: BASIC PRINCIPLES AND DESCRIPTION OF A NOVEL CONCEPT (Abstract): One of the most important advances in surgical technology in the last two decades of the twentieth century is represented by the introduction of the laparoscopic technique. Using the laparoscopic approach the patient is operated through keyhole incisions as opposed to long, traumatic incisions over...

BACKGROUND The duration to close an incision is an important consideration in plastic surgery. The placement of Insorb absorbable subcuticular staples (Insorb, Incisive Surgical, Plymouth, MN) may allow for a decreased closure time compared with other modalities. OBJECTIVES The authors evaluated the utility of Insorb staples for the closure of mammaplasty and abdominoplasty incisions. METHO...