Tumor-like disorder of the brachial plexus region in a patient with hemophilia: A case report.

Background: Various tumors and tumor-like disorders, originating from the neural sheath, as well as other types, may affect the brachial plexus region. Due to the infrequent presentation, brachial plexus palsy caused by spontaneous hematoma in patients with hemophilia might miss the treatment by early surgical decompression and progress to permanent nerve damage.

Case Summary: The case reported here was a 30-year-old man with hemophilia, as well as both sensory and motor dysfunction of the left upper extremity.

A totally laparoscopic peritoneal free flap for reconstruction of hand.

Management of defects on the hand and foot with exposed tendons remains a major challenge for plastic surgeons. Here, we present a case of hand reconstruction with a totally laparoscopic peritoneal flap. The anterior rectus sheath was preserved in situ.

Risk factors for infectious morbidity in gallbladder cancer patients treated surgically.

Background/aims: To explore risk factors associated with postoperative infectious morbidity in gallbladder cancer patients.

Methodology: We investigated 58 consecutive patients undergoing surgery for primary gallbladder cancer between January 2000 and June 2005 in our hospital. Records of all patients were retrospectively reviewed.