Outcomes Analysis of Gynecologic Oncologic Reconstruction.

Background: Defects resulting from gynecologic oncology resections can range from small external defects to total exenterations, requiring complex pelvic reconstruction. We aim to investigate the patient and surgical factors that influence complication rates, reoperation rates, and length of stay. We hypothesize that this patient cohort will have high complication and reoperation rates that are likely most affected by their medical and extirpative surgery factors, with less direct impact from their reconstructive surgery procedures.

Strategies and Challenges in Simultaneous Augmentation Mastopexy.

Simultaneous breast augmentation and mastopexy is a common procedure often considered to be one of the most difficult cosmetic breast surgeries. One-stage augmentation mastopexy was initially described more than 50 years ago. The challenge lies in the fact that the surgery has multiple opposing goals: to increasing the volume of a breast, enhance the shape, and simultaneously decrease the skin envelope.

Indications and outcomes for surgical treatment of patients with chronic migraine headaches caused by occipital neuralgia.

Background: Occipital neuralgia is a headache syndrome characterized by paroxysmal headaches localizing to the posterior scalp. The critical diagnostic feature is symptomatic response to local anesthetic blockade of the greater or lesser occipital nerve. Further characterization is debated in the literature regarding the diagnosis and optimal management of this condition.

Surgical specimen identification errors: a new measure of quality in surgical care.

Background: Communication errors are the primary factor contributing to all types of sentinel events including those involving surgical patients. One type of communication error is mislabeled specimens. The extent to which these errors occur is poorly quantified.