BACKGROUND In cases of bilateral breast reconstruction when the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) free flap alone does not provide sufficient volume for body-specific reconstruction, stacking each DIEP flap with a second free flap will deliver added volume and maintain a purely autologous reconstruction. Stacking the profunda artery perforator (PAP) flap with the DIEP flap offers favor...

Background: Hamstring tendons are secondary hip extensors. Their harvest for graft in anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) reconstruction may create deleterious effect on hip extension strength. This is of particular importance in sportsthat need powerful hip extension force like climbing and sprinting. Due to scarcity of a comprehensive study in thisarea, we designed this prospect...

the vascular complications, their management and results of treatment in 417 consecutive renal transplantations performed at taleghani hospital from september 1989 to december 1997, are presented. there were 7 (1.6%) vascular complications. among them renal artery stenosis occurred in 2 cases (0.4%), renal artery thrombosis in 2 cases (0.4%), renal vein thrombosis in one case (0.2%), bleeding f...

We report a case of sternal reconstruction using bilateral sternal bar turnover flaps in a 4-year-old boy with an inferior sternal cleft, as part of Cantrell's pentad. When the patient was 10 months old, he underwent sternal reconstruction using a resorbable poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic acid plate in the first stage when there was insufficient autogenous tissue to provide a reliable reconstructio...

Over the last centuries, several surgeries for eyelid reconstruction have been developed, perhaps due to the complexity of this anatomical area. Tumors larger than two-thirds of the lower eyelid preclude their direct closure and require surgical reconstruction that preserves the anatomy of the eyelid. The purpose of the present study is to present a technique for reconstruction of the lower eye...

OBJECTIVES We evaluated the durability of aortic valve preservation with root reconstruction for acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD). METHODS From January 2002 to March 2011, 140 patients [70 males, 68 ± 12 (SD) years] underwent emergency operation for AAAD. The aortic valve was preserved and one or more Valsalva sinuses were reconstructed. Techniques used for reconstruction were valve resu...

BACKGROUND The complexity of hepatic hilar anatomy is an obstacle to precise diagnosis of tumor spread and appropriate operative planning for biliary malignancies. Three-dimensional (3D) cholangiography and angiography may overcome this obstacle and facilitate curative resection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of 3D CT cholangiography on operative planning and outcomes o...

To cite: Fabricant PD, Lakomkin N, Cruz AI, et al. JISAKOS 2016;1:62–69. ABSTRACT Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are being seen and treated with increasing frequency in youth athletes, with the goal of returning patients to sports activity. This is particularly important for youth athletes, for whom sports provide physical, social and psychological development. Objectives To ...

The purpose of this systematic review is to report outcomes and complications following the reconstruction chronic patellar tendon ruptures. Four databases (Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews, PubMed, Embase, MEDLINE) were searched from inception July 2021. Inclusion criteria included articles that (1) analyzed (>4 weeks injury repair), (2) written in English, (3) greater than five patient...