PURPOSE Varicose veins with great saphenous vein (GSV) insufficiency is prevalent. Among various surgical treatments for varicose veins, cryosurgery of GSV is an alternative minimally invasive technique that could leave fewer scars and replace conventional stripping with ambulatory phlebectomy. This study sought to assess outcomes including efficacy and safety of cryosurgery for varicose veins....

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Report on the successful use of the supraclavicular flap for reconstruction following total laryngectomy and highlight the utility and versatility of the supraclavicular flap for reconstruction after total laryngectomy. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of a single institution experience. METHODS A single institution database was reviewed to identify patients undergoin...

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a malignancy that arises from epidermal keratinocytes. Although the majority of cutaneous SCC cases are easily treated without further complication, some behave more aggressively and carry a poor prognosis. These "high-risk" cutaneous SCCs commonly originate in the head and neck and have an increased tendency toward recurrence, local invasion, and dist...

AIM To provide an overview of the medical literature on cutaneous fistulization in patients with hydatid disease (HD). METHODS According to PRISMA guidelines a literature search was made in PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, and Google databases were searched using keywords to identify articles related to cutaneous fistulization of the HD. Keywords used were hydatid disease, hydatid cyst, cutan...

Tungiasis is a cutaneous ectoparasitosis caused by the flea parasite Tunga penetrans, prevalent in South America, Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa. Clinically it characterized formation of single or multiple papules with translucent whitish halo brownish-black central region, frequently located on feet. The lesions may present itching mild pain, bacterial superinfection being most frequent com...

Bullous pemphigoid is a rare complication of immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment. We report case pembrolizumab-induced bullous in patient with malignant melanoma and concomitant cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma that regressed. A 77-year-old woman metastatic 3-year history growing skin nodule on her left calf was treated pembrolizumab. Histopathological examination the established diagnosis c...

Background: Disorders of the Bartholin’s duct and gland, including cyst abscess formation, account for 2% gynecologic visits annually. An uncommon complication a or gland is fistula formation. Literature has described cases recto-Bartholin’s recto-vaginal fistulas. Case: We present case development between perineum gland. The patient was successfully managed with fistulectomy excision. Conclusi...

BACKGROUND Postauricular cutaneous mastoid fistula (PCMF) is a rare complication of chronic suppurative otitis media, may also complicate ear surgery and, very rarely, has been reported to complicate congenital cholesteatoma. Few authors have given descriptions of techniques of closure, with majority agreeing on the difficulty in managing such fistula due to the necrotic nature of the margin. ...

Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is an increasingly frequent complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Current therapies for cGVHD reduce symptoms but are not cures. The B10.D2-->Balb/c (H-2(d)) minor histocompatibility antigen-mismatched model, which reflects clinical and pathological symptoms of human cGVHD, was used in this study. We demonstrated that a single injection ...