Background/Aim. Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) represents a chronic pathological process characterized by fibrosis which entraps and compresses the ureters and the great blood vessels in the retroperitoneal space. A specific form of RPF is idiopathic RPF, an uncommon collagen vascular disease of unclear etiology. The series of 15 patients which underwent open surgical repair due to idiopathic R...

Microsurgical scalp reconstruction is indicated in patients with large defects. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes oncologic reconstructed latissimus dorsi (LD), anterolateral thigh (ALT), and omental (OM) free flaps. Thirty underwent LD (10), ALT (11), OM (9) length vascular pedicle, operation time, possibility a two-team approach, hospital stays, complications, aesthetic result...

Severe trauma injuries, such as open pelvic fractures and degloving injuries, have recently become salvageable. However, extensive soft-tissue defects often remain and can lead to disuse atrophy of the extremities, prolonged hospital stays, and numerous other problems. Such injuries can be easily and effectively treated by a general trauma surgeon performing the pedicled omental flap technique....

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of modified transperitoneal laparoscopic approach combined with transvaginal access without omental flap to repair complex vesicovaginal fistula after total hysterectomy. Methods: A total of 68 patients with high-up vesicovaginal fistula were retrospectively reviewed. In 15 cases, the surgery was completed using the laparoscopic transabdominal app...

•A multi-layer technique for reconstruction after pelvic exenteration is proposed.•Human acellular dermal matrix used in reconstruction after total pelvic exenteration.•A reconstructive technique based on human dermis, omental flap and fat is proposed.

Several researchers and clinicians have taken advantage of the omentum's rich vascular arcades to support skin grafts. We have previously described an experimental model using the omentum as a vascular carrier for prefabricated free flaps in the rat. In this study, we used this model to compare three different sizes of free flaps using the same size omental carrier. Twenty-four male Sprague-Daw...

Background: Vaginal agenesis is characterized by the absence or hypoplasia of the uterus, proximal vagina and the fallopian tubes. This anomaly has been recently termed müllerian aplasia by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist. Müllerian aplasia is an uncommon, but not rare, anomaly. The estimated incidence is 1 in 5000 newborn females. Case: A 25 years old divorced female pre...

Purulent mediastinitis is a possible serious complication after mediastinal surgery. We report the case of a localized sternal plasmocytoma treated by sternectomy and prosthetic repair, who needed a second surgery for a fistulizing mediastinitis. Five months earlier, in another Hospital, the patient underwent sternal resection and reconstruction with a "sandwich" prosthesis (Methyl-methacrylate...