Interatrial sulcus opening during multiple grafts harvesting for heart and lung transplantation: anatomical study.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of the interatrial sulcus opening regarding of left atrium gain when harvesting heart and lungs for transplantation.

Methods: It was evaluated the left atrium dimension, from the right mediastinal side, after the interatrial sulcus dissection in fifty human cadaver. The interatrial sulcus gain was related with gender, age and ethnic group.

Galeal flap based on superficial temporal vessels for oral cavity and pharynx reconstruction--an anatomical study.

Purpose: Despite the advances in microvascular free tissue transfer for intraoral reconstruction, this surgery is not recommended for all patients. In specific cases, the pedicled temporoparietal galeal flap may be an option for reconstructive procedures in the head and neck regions. The objective of this paper is to present the anatomical aspects of a galeal flap based on the superficial temporal vessels and to test its potential for reconstructing diverse sites of the oral cavity and pharynx.

[Anatomical references in auditory brainstem implant surgery].

uditory brainstem implant (ABI) is an option for deaf patients who do not have the whole auditory pathways preserved. The surgery, because of its anatomical and functional complexity, requires specific training of the surgeon in an anatomy lab. : To study the surgical anatomy of the auditory brainstem implant surgery.

The Stoppa procedure in inguinal hernia repair: to drain or not to drain.

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the benefits of drainage in the Stoppa procedure for inguinal repair.

Patients And Methods: The use of a suction drain was randomized at the end of the surgical intervention in 26 male patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair, divided into 2 groups: Group A, 12 patients undergoing drainage, and group B, 14 patients not undergoing drainage. On the second postoperative day, all patients underwent abdominal pelvic computed tomography scan examination to detect the presence of abdominal fluid collection.