The Department of Plastic and Reconstruc-tive Surgery offers a 1-year fellowship in microsurgery. The fellowship setup, diversity and number of cases, and high success rate make it a sought target for training. In this article , I share my personal experience from a 1-year fellowship as a guide tool for those considering microsurgery training at this prestigious institution. This fellowship is ...

Introduction: In open reduction and internal fixation for the treatment of mandibular fracture, the fixation technique used is very important in reducing post-operative complications and promoting the healing process. This study assessed the results of fixation of the mandible using two mini-plates perpendicular to each other in the lower border of the mandible for fracture treatment.    Materi...

SUMMARY Craniofacial reconstruction remains the main application for virtual surgical planning (VSP). We present a case in which this technology was applied to reconstruct a bony defect of the first metatarsal bone from a gunshot injury. VSP was used to facilitate a 1-stage reconstruction with a fibular osteocutaneous flap. A template of the reconstructed bone was designed based on the virtual ...

Computer-aided surgery (CAS) started being used for head and neck reconstruction in the late 2000s. Its use represented a paradigm shift, changing the concept of head and neck reconstruction as well as mandible reconstruction. Reconstruction using CAS proceeds through 4 phases: planning, modeling, surgery, and evaluation. Thus, it can overcome a number of trial-and-error issues which may occur ...

Abstract Aims Open hernia repair is a common elective and emergency surgical procedure. The majority of repairs are performed without complications. Current dogma dictates 2 pre-operative group save tests must be obtained prior to repair. Post-operative haemorrhage rare there equipoise as whether all patients saved pre-operatively. Methods Retrospective review electronic patient records between...

Congenital symmastia is distressing and difficult to treat, and traditional surgical modalities have met with limited success. We present a novel approach for a patient that failed all traditional surgical options. The anatomic deformity is analyzed using a modified version of Blondeel's 3-step analysis (conus, footprint, and skin envelope, to which we added a fourth element "intermammary web")...

Constrained minimally-invasive surgical environments create a number of challenges for the surgeon and for automated tools designed to aid in the performance and analysis of complex procedures. The 3D reconstruction of the operative field opens up a number of possibilities for immersive presentation, automated analysis, and post-operative evaluation of surgical procedures. This paper presents a...

Encapsulated collections of bile ("biloma") may be a sequela of liver trauma, operative injury or disease. Such collections may be intrahepatic or extrahepatic and usually in the supramesocolic compartment of the abdomen. This is a report of a retroperitoneal biloma, an entity that has been reported only twice to date but this is the first secondary to an operative common bile duct lesion. Evac...

IntroductIon: After passage of the Affordable Care Act, which includes the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, there has been an increasing focus on complications and readmission rates. Understanding peri-operative risk factors for complications may help reduce re-admissions and operative complications, resulting in an improvement in outcomes. Previous studies have investigated the NSQIP d...