Preoperative planning for advanced modelling of anterolateral thigh flaps in the treatment of severe haemifacial atrophy in Parry-Romberg and Goldenhar syndrome.

Background: Technological advancement in medical science is constantly innovating solutions to the varied and complex challenges of surgery. Digital diagnostics and prospective microsurgery are rapidly evolving. Three-dimensional (3-D) imagery and computed tomography (CT) scanning can determine accurate dimensions of many defects.

[A quantitative analysis of hemoglobin composition, structure and properties under the action of radiation in in-vivo conditions].

The literature data on the changes in composition, structure and properties of hemoglobin under the influence of ionizing radiation in vivo are reviewed. The algorithm of calculation of damaged hemoglobin molecule percentage is proposed. Four main realizations of radiation-chemical damage are considered.

[The function of the closure apparatus of the bladder in retrograde ejaculation in diabetics].

The impairment of sympathetic innervation of the urinary bladder neck was supposed to be a cause of the syndrome of diabetic retrograde ejaculation (DRE). The performance of the sphincter system had not been studied in this category of patients. The liquid profilometric technique was used to examine 3 groups of males: 8 patients with the DRE syndrome; 5 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) without ejaculation disorders; and 7 apparently healthy subjects.

[The use of the M-cholinomimetic test in predicting treatment efficacy in neurogenic bladder dysfunctions].

Presented are the first-hand correlations between therapeutic responses and hyper-response of the bladder of M-cholinomimetic drugs made by the authors on the basis of a follow-up of 98 children with hyper-reflex dysfunctions of the urinary bladder. The study revealed a definite relationship: the more pronounced hyper-response was, the more difficult it was to get a persistent effect of recovered function of the bladder. Out of 63 M-cholinomimetic-positive patients, the effective response was noted in 61.