Publications by authors named "Chia-Kai Hsu"

This single-center retrospective study enrolled 22 patients, who were divided into two groups: those who underwent wide excision (group A) and those who did not (group B). Group A included 13 patients, and group B included 9. Most of the cases fell into early stages (I and II).

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Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel tissue-plug modification of the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap for repairing intractable pharyngocutaneous fistulas, especially in difficult-to-access defects.

Materials And Methods: The novel technique involved designing a tissue-plug modification of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap and suspension sutures. Cadaver studies were performed to refine the surgical method before clinical application.

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Purpose: To determine the mutation spectrum of the connexin 26 gene among 324 Taiwanese patients with prelingual deafness and the carrier rate of gene mutation in another 432 unrelated control subjects.

Methods: The coding region of the connexin 26 gene was sequenced in both directions to detect mutation in all 756 samples.

Results: Among the 756 samples tested, 21 connexin 26 variants were detected, including 7 novel ones.

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