Background: The authors review their 10-year experience with the nasal chondromucosal flap
for total and subtotal upper eyelid reconstruction. Methods: After several modifications, the …

Background: Opportunistic fungal infections are rare, life-threatening conditions and are a
major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. Our experience in the …

The use of tissue expanders and implants is the simplest option for breast reconstruction
following mastectomy. In the 1980s, Hilton Becker introduced a round, inflatable breast implant …

Background: Endometriosis is the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the
uterine cavity. Umbilical endometriosis has been reported in more than one hundred cases and …

Divided nevus or kissing nevus is a rare form of congenital nevus that usually occurs on
adjacent parts of the upper and lower eyelids of one eye. Most often, the formation is present …

Background: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a molecular biology technique that can
detect a single metastatic cell in 10 6 to 10 7 normal cells. Its use has been proposed as an …

We report a case of successful salvage of a free flap after a late total venous thrombosis. A
free forearm flap was used to cover an exposed plate over the ankle. After a normal …

Aim The preservation of the sensitivity of the nipple-areola complex after reduction mammoplasty
is an important goal of the modern surgery. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the …

Background: Palpebral ptosis is defined as abnormal drooping of the upper lid, caused by
partial or total reduction in levator muscle function. It may be caused by various abnormalities, …

Background: Skin grafting is a frequent surgical procedure used to reconstruct a soft-tissue
deficit. Tie-over bolster dressing is the traditional technique made to fix the graft to the …