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Filter by:Flap reconstruction is utilised increasingly for repair of skin and soft tissue defects following pelvic exenteration. Many methods have been proposed but the outcomes associated with each remain largely unknown and the choice dependant on surgeon preference and patient/ disease characteristics. This review sought to assess the preferred methods for perineal reconstruction following pelvic exenteration by retrospectively assessing the outcomes associated with each at an international, multi-centre level.
In plastic and reconstructive surgery, treatment strategies of second-degree burns, superficial wounds, hypertrophic burn scars, flaps and chronic wounds aim at reducing infection and improving microcirculation. Although previous studies indicate that extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) can accelerate wound healing, only a few studies focused on the elucidation of its mechanisms of action. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the microcirculatory effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on second-degree burns, superficial wounds, hypertrophic burn scars, flaps and chronic wounds in a human in-vivo setting for the first time.
Tissue expansion methods have been recommended as a means of improving the clinical results with perforator flaps but in plastic surgery literature there are few clinical trials supporting this opinion. The purposes of this clinical study are to address the ''preexpanded perforator flap concept'' by demonstrating a case series of relevant reconstructive procedures and to evaluate the perforator vessel changes that happen during the expansion periods of various perforator flap donor sites.