J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
December 2024
Background: There is currently no standardization in the field of research on fat grafts in rats, which is one of the most popular topics in plastic surgery. The aim of our study was to demonstrate the effects of selecting paraepididymal fat grafts as the donor area on enhancing the reliability of fat graft studies.
Methods: In this study, 12 male Sprague-Dawley rats were used to obtain adipose grafts from both inguinal and paraepididymal regions.
Introduction: The utilization of oral chemotherapy agents for cancer treatment has witnessed a steady rise in recent years. The pivotal determinant for the success of oral chemotherapy lies in the adherence of cancer patients to the prescribed treatment. This study aims to explore oral chemotherapy adherence and identify factors influencing medication adherence among cancer patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Concurrent inguinal hernia can be a challenge for a pediatric surgeon during a laparoscopic appendectomy in children. We aimed to present our approach to inguinal hernias seen during laparoscopic appendectomy.
Methods: In our pediatric surgery clinic between July 2019 and December 2022, the records of patients aged 0-18 who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy were retrospectively investigated.