Impact of quality of life on overall work productivity impairment and activity impairment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: the PEONY study.

Objectives: Even in a lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS), many patients with SLE continue to face residual symptoms and disease burden. We aimed to evaluate the quality of life, activity impairment and overall work productivity impairment among patients in LLDAS. Residual disease burden was also evaluated for patients in LLDAS.

Anatomical Landmarks of the Facial Artery and Vein for Intraoral Anastomosis: A Cadaveric Study.

Background: Intraoral anastomosis is a widely used technique for microvascular alveolar ridge augmentation and midface reconstruction. However, the predictable anatomical positioning of facial structures, such as the vessels, parotid duct, and facial nerve in the buccal region, has remained unclear. Therefore, we aimed to obtain the anatomical characteristics of these locations to establish surgical landmarks for the intraoral anastomosis of facial vessels.

Color differences of skin paddles using the free flap for autologous breast reconstruction in Asian patients.

Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate color differences of the skin paddle in autologous breast reconstruction performed using the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap and the profunda artery perforator (PAP) flap. The primary focus was to compare the color match between the reconstructed breast skin and the donor-site skin, to achieve optimal esthetic results.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on patients who had undergone unilateral breast reconstruction with a DIEP flap or a PAP flap between January 2020 and December 2022.

Potential of the Thoracoepigastric Vein as a Drainage Vein in Breast Reconstruction With a Free Flap: An Anatomical Study Using Computed Tomography.

Background: The recipient vessel choice is very important when performing free-flap breast reconstructions. Usually, the concomitant vein of the recipient artery is anastomosed, and mismatches in the diameter are occasionally observed. We consider the thoracoepigastric vein (TEV) as a potential useful recipient vein.

Indocyanine Green Lymphography-guided Lymphatic Vessel Suture Ligation for Superficial Abdominal Flap Donor Site for Breast Reconstruction.

Autologous breast reconstruction using the abdominal flap based on the superficial system has the potential to minimize donor-site morbidity. Although efforts to improve its transfer have been focused, there have been scarce attempts to further reduce donor-site complications in the abdomen. Seroma formation is a significant complication after the superficial based abdominal flap harvest.