Publications by authors named "Chih-Hsuan Chang-Chien"
Bacteraemic necrotizing fasciitis with compartment syndrome caused by non-O1 Vibrio cholerae.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
March 2007
Article Synopsis
- Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae are gram-negative rods linked to gastroenteritis and serious infections, especially from raw seafood or contaminated water in summer.
- The report outlines a rare case of bacteraemic necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with liver cirrhosis, who presented with compartment syndrome and acute renal failure.
- After undergoing extensive treatments including surgery and antibiotic therapy, the patient was discharged in stable condition following successful treatment for the infection.
Background: Penetrating injury by fish fins is common and often overlooked. Vibrio spp. are known worldwide for their virulence, quickly causing soft-tissue infection and lethal septicaemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpontaneous autoinflation and deflation of double-lumen breast implants.
Aesthetic Plast Surg
June 2006
A rare late complication of textured, double-lumen breast implants developed 15 years after routine augmentation mammaplasty. The patient required secondary surgery for removal of the implants in both breasts because of their spontaneous autoinflation and deflation. Mammography showed autoexpansion of the right breast implant and deflation of left breast implant in the outer lumen without evidence of silicone leakage 15 years after implantation.
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