皮肤扩张术修复头皮合并颅骨缺损

目的探讨头皮合并颅骨缺损的修复方法。方法对2000年至2007年治疗的6例头皮合并颅骨缺损患者，采用皮肤扩张术修复头皮，钛网修补颅骨缺损。结果6例患者中，1例患者出现皮瓣下积液，经抽吸、加压包扎后愈合；其余病例未出现感染、血肿及皮瓣坏死等并发症，外观满意。结论皮肤扩张术和钛网联合应用是修复头皮合并颅骨缺损的较好方法。     

老年腹股沟疝患者疝环充填式无张力修补术86例

目的总结弛环充填式无张力修补术治疗老年腹股沟疝患者的经验。方法回顾分析2002年3月-2005年7月采用德国Braun公司生产的Braun mesh和plug治疗的86例老年腹股沟疝患者的临床资料。结果平均手术时间35min，术后8-10h下床活动，2周恢复日常生活，伤口均一期愈合，术后尿潴留15例，异物感3例，随访3—40个月无一例复发。结论疝环充填式无张力修补术操作方便，创伤小，恢复快，复发率低，是老年患者理想有效的疝修补术。     

Structure and Concentration Capacity of the Kidneys in Brattleboro Rats under Conditions of Long-Term Vasopressin Treatment

Endoprostheses made from knitted fabric of 3 loop types were used for hernioplasty in rats. Biocompatibility of implanted textile constructions was evaluated after 6 months. The intensity of inflammatory reaction and types of complications in animals depended on the loop type and method of finishing of the mesh endoprosthesis tissue. __________ Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 145, No. 5, pp. 582–587, May, 2008     

疝环充填式无张力疝修补术治疗腹股沟疝

目的：总结应用疝环充填式无张力疝修补术治疗腹股沟疝的临床经验。方法：采用美国巴德公司的疝环充填物及网状补片,对28例腹股沟疝进行无张力疝修补术。结果：与传统疝修补术相比,疝环充填式无张力疝修补术具有创伤小,术后疼痛轻、恢复快等优点。全组28例病人随访2－14个月,未见复发。结论：疝环充填式无张力疝修补术具有操作简便,创伤小、恢复快、复发率低等优点,是一项更符合人体解剖结构的良好手术方法。     

2-Octyl Cyanoacrylate Topical Adhesive as an Alternative to Subcuticular Suture for Skin Closure After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial in the Same Patient

BackgroundThe 2-octyl cyanoacrylate topical adhesive with flexible self-adhesive polyester mesh (Dermabond Prineo) is becoming widely used in many surgical fields. However, no prior studies have tested the efficacy and safety of this topical adhesive compared with subcuticular suture in the same patient. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety between Dermabond Prineo and subcuticular suture for skin closure in patients undergoing same-day bilateral total knee arthroplasties (TKAs).Materials and MethodsA prospective, double-blind randomized controlled trial was performed in 51 patients scheduled to undergo same-day bilateral TKAs. One knee was randomly assigned to the Dermabond Prineo and the other knee was allocated to the subcuticular suture. As primary outcomes, Vancouver scar scale was evaluated at 6 months and Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale was evaluated at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. Secondary outcomes included cosmesis efficacy (Hollander wound evaluation scale [HWES] and cosmesis visual analog scale [VAS]), time and pain efficiency (skin suture time, stitch out time, and stitch out pain VAS), and safety (wound complications during the 6-month follow-up period). The primary and secondary outcome measures were compared between groups.ResultsThere were no significant differences in Vancouver scar scale and Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale at 6 months. Although there were no significant differences in HWES at 2 weeks, the Dermabond Prineo group showed better step-off border item of HWES. There was also no difference in cosmesis VAS at 6 months. The Dermabond Prineo group showed superior results in terms of time (suture time: Dermabond Prineo = 191 second (sec) ± 60.1 sec, subcuticular suture = 356.8 sec ± 92.3 sec; stitch out time: Dermabond Prineo = 4 sec ± 1.3 sec, subcuticular suture = 26.6 sec ± 4.2 sec, all P < .001) without significant differences in pain scale (P = .823) or wound complications (all P > .05).ConclusionComparing cosmetic efficacy, time efficiency, and safety, Dermabond Prineo provided quicker wound closure, shorter stitch out time, and better wound margin coaptation in the early postoperative period but similar cosmetic efficacy compared with subcuticular suture. Based on our study, Dermabond Prineo is a useful alternative to subcuticular suture in patients undergoing TKA.Level of EvidenceTherapeutic level 1.     

Mobile caecum as a content in recurrent incisional hernia an incidental finding: A rare case report

IntroductionRecurrence in ventral hernia after laparoscopic repair is less as compared to conventional approach. Mobile caecum as a content of ventral hernia is a very rare entity. Standard treatment for mobile cecum is caecopexy using lateral peritoneal flap.Case reportA 40-year-old obese female, homemaker by occupation with a history of incisional hernia 2 year back and treated with intraperitoneal on lay mesh repair presented with swelling in the left lower abdomen for past 6 months. Radiological investigations revealed defect in left lower anterior abdominal wall with protruding bowel loops. Urgent exploratory Laparotomy revealed mobile segment of ileocecal junction in the hernial sac cavity. Caecopexy for the mobile caecum was done.DiscussionMobile caecum is due to embryological failure of fusion of right colonic mesentery with lateral peritoneal wall. Pre-operative diagnosis of mobile caecum is difficult to establish unless it presents as caecal volvulus Caecopexy using the lateral peritoneal flap is the standard of care.ConclusionMobile caecum can surprise the attending surgeon as a content of ventral hernia. Caecopexy using lateral peritoneal flap is the treatment of choice in all with a mobile caecum.     

疝环充填式无张力疝修补40例的疗效观察

目的 观察聚丙烯锥形网塞、网片为疝修补材料行疝修补术的效果。方法 作疝环充填式无张力疝修补４０例,其中单侧斜疝２９例,单侧直疝６例,膀胱滑动疝１例,骑跨疝１例,双侧斜疝２例,双侧直疝１便。４０例中１１例首次复发、１例第４次复发。手术采用美国巴德公司提供的聚丙烯锥形网塞、网片作修补材料。结果 患者伤口均一期愈合,４０一部得到随访,随访时间１￣１５个月,无１例复发,均恢复下沉工作与生活结论 近期疗效满     

Use of the sandwich method with an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene prosthesis and Marlex mesh in sternal reconstruction: Report of a case

A 52-year-old Japanese man with a slow-growing chondroma originating from the sternal bone was referred to our hospital. A subtotal resection of the sternum was performed, hereafter termed the sandwich method, and an originally designed prosthesis made from ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene and Marlex mesh was used for reconstruction. The postoperative course was uneventful without any symptoms due to paradoxical movement of the chest or regional abscess, and no disturbance in the movement of the upper limbs, such as a surgical sequelae, was observed.     

Erosion of Marlex Mesh Collar after Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

Marlex mesh, as opposed to silastic ring, when used as a collar in the bariatric procedure of vertical banded gastroplasty, has been reported rarely to erode into the gastric lumen. We report two cases of such an erosion, of which one ended as a complete internalization of the collar into the stomach. In one of the patients we observed a wider than expected portion of tissue that had been encircled by the collar, which might have caused a local inflammatory reaction leading to the later erosion.