A 43-year old patient presented to the emergency department with stretch, due to impossible deflation of the penile prosthesis, 4 years after successful implant. A CT-scan showed migration of the reservoir to the left rectus abdominis muscle. Refilling of the reservoir was inhibited by muscular compression, causing stretch. Removal and replacement of the reservoir was performed, after which the...

Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA) is a medical condition in which the two sides of rectus abdominis muscle are separated by at least 2.7 cm. This happens when collagen sheath that exists between muscles stretches beyond certain limit. The recti generally separate and move apart pregnant women due to development fetus womb. In some cases, this intramuscular gap will not be closed on its own, leadi...

Background: The use of a bipedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap in breast reconstructions has required the prophylactic use of mesh in the lower seg ment of the hypogastrium, because of the frequency of bulging and herniations in the middle to long term. This study aims to record a technical procedure routinely used in breast recons­ tructions: bipedicled TRAM flap with...