Facial reanimation with masseteric nerve: babysitter or permanent procedure? Preliminary results.

The authors are presenting a series of 10 cases of complete unilateral facial paralysis submitted to (I) end-to-end microsurgical coaptation of the masseteric branch of the trigeminal nerve and distal branches of the paralyzed facial nerve, and (II) cross-face sural nerve graft. The ages of the patients ranged from 5 to 63 years (mean: 44.1 years), and 8 (80%) of the patients were females.

[Body contour surgery in the massive weight loss patient: three year-experience in a secondary public hospital].

Objective: To present the clinical-surgical three year-experience related to body contour surgery in the massive weight loss patient, performed by the Plastic Surgery team of the Sapopemba State Hospital.

Methods: Retrospective study performed at the Sapopemba State Hospital, linked to the 'Hospital das Clínicas' of the University of São Paulo School of Medicine, from July 2005 to July 2008. A total of 98 patients was operated, whose morbid obesity had been treated by bariatric surgery, after success of the technique, or weight loss by non-surgical method.

The versatility of the free lateral arm flap in head and neck soft tissue reconstruction: clinical experience of 210 cases.

A study of the authors' experience with 210 free lateral arm flaps used to repair head and neck oncological defects over an 8-year period. Patients' ages ranged from 4 to 83 years (average: 49.7 years).

Intraneural hematoma with extrinsic compression: experimental study in rats and therapeutic options.

Intraneural hematoma can result in the median nerve in the carpal tunnel after trauma or coagulation disorders. The decision for expectant management or decompressive surgical techniques is still controversial. Fifty male Wistar rats were divided into five groups.