OBJECTIVES In order to describe treatment options for postoperative benign biliary strictures and find a proper approach for treatment, we describe the presentation and management of postoperative biliary stricture in 64 patients. METHODS Demographical and clinical data from 64 patients undergoing surgical reconstructions by retrospective methods during the past 6 years were analyzed. Clinica...

BACKGROUND In the modern day cities, home treadmill usage is increasing. Toddlers are prone to a special injury by the treadmill, during workout the toddler tries to get on the belt and the roller action pulls the fingers under the belt and get caught between the belt and a metal rod under the machine and the belt scrapes the fingers. If untreated some of these injuries will lead to flexion con...

BACKGROUND Cryptotia is a congenital ear deformity in which the upper pole appears buried beneath the mastoid skin. Cryptotia is a common auricular malformation among Asians. The aim of this paper is to examine the surgical techniques for and complications of 34 cryptotic patients. METHODS Surgery was performed for 34 cryptotic deformities (January 2005 to January 2012). Twenty-two patients (...

Introduction: An abnormal frenulum can cause aesthetic and functional problems such as a midline diastema, localized gingival recession, loss of sulcus depth and ankyloglossia. This may lead to problems with speech articulation and swallowing. The aim of this article was to highlight the use of a novel surgical technique used for the treatment of hypertrophic frenula known as Z-Frenuloplasty. M...

Background: In patients who underwent transaortic myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), we evaluated the role of concomitant procedures for short and long term outcome. Methods: From 1985 to 2000, in 125 patients a myectomy according to Morrow was performed. A total of 75 patients (group I) had isolated HOCM: 37 females, 38 males, mean age 52.1 years (14–79). The 50 patie...

METHODS: This study was a prospective, randomized, placebo controlled double blind clinical trial with ethical approval. Thirty-two consecutive women undergoing subpectoral breast augmentation were enrolled. Patient received general anesthesia and were allocated randomly to two study groups. Patient in group 1 received intercostal nerve block using 10 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine with epinephrine in...

Congenital constriction band syndrome is a sporadic condition that may also be present in association with other congenital anomalies. It has an incidence varying from one in 1200 to one in 15,000 live births. There is a significant predilection for the upper extremities and distal limbs. The two main objectives for the treatment of congenital constriction band syndrome are improvement of funct...

Spring-assisted cranioplasty (SAS) has been used for the treatment of selected cases of sagittal synostosis at our unit routinely since 1998. In order to assess the long-term outcomes of this procedure, we compared the clinical data and morbidity with the pi-plasty technique, our previous standard procedure for the treatment of such children. The first 20 consecutive patients who underwent SAS ...