One Trocar-Assisted Retroperitoneoscopic Ureteroureterostomy for Ureteral Duplication.

To describe the operative technique and outcome of one trocar-assisted retroperitoneoscopic ureteroureterostomy (OTAU) in 40 cases of complete ureteral duplication in children. From September 2016 to December 2020, 40 patients (12 male and 28 female) less than 10 years of age underwent OTAU. A transverse skin incision of 12 mm in length was created approximately 1 cm above the iliac crest.

Milan system for reporting salivary gland cytology in diagnosis and surgery of parotid gland lesions.

Introduction: A cytology report is always a challenge for both head and neck surgeons and cytopathologists to diagnose and manage parotid gland (PG) diseases, because of the various similar features between the lesions.

Objectives: The present study was conducted to assess our practice using the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Cytopathology (MSRSGC) and to evaluate the risk of malignancy (ROM) in different categories.

Patients And Methods: The patients with parotid gland lesions were diagnosed by clinical examination, ultrasound, and FNAC under ultrasound guidance at our hospital from 1 May 2019 to 30 April 2021.

Double free flaps for complex oromandibular defects with two teams of head and neck reconstructive surgical oncologists.

From December 2019 to July 2021, double free flaps were used by two teams of head-and-neck reconstructive surgical oncologists in 10 patients with large composite mandibulofacial defects following malignant tumor ( = 8) and osteoradionecrosis ( = 2) ablation. Our report included 10 patients. All of our patients were reconstructed by two free flaps, a combination of an anterolateral thigh flap ( = 8) or a radial forearm flap ( = 2) with an osteocutaneous fibula flap.

Twelve Years of Establishing the Strategies for Tongue Reconstruction.

Background: Reconstruction after resection of malignant tongue tumors remains one of the most difficult problems in head and neck oncology. Recent trends in tongue reconstruction have focused on optimizing speech and swallowing functions and maximizing quality of life. In the recent literature, several reconstructive strategies including regional flaps and free flaps have been described.

Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy with or without central neck dissection.

Purposes: Minimally invasive thyroid surgeries are universally accepted. We report on one, transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy with or without central neck dissection.

Methods: A case series of 103 patients were operated on between December 2018 and December 2021.

Use of the double-paddle anterolateral thigh flap for locally advanced tongue carcinoma requiring second site reconstruction.

Background: Advanced oral tongue carcinoma can present with extension beyond the oral cavity. Operative defects after resection may involve multiple anatomical sites and significantly impact speech and swallowing. Dependence on long-term enteral feeding is not uncommon for these patients.

Vein preservation strategies to improve the survival rate of the infrahyoid musculocutaneous flap.

Unlabelled: The infrahyoid musculocutaneous flap (IHMCF) is a good alternative in the reconstruction of moderate-sized oral cavity surgical defects. Insufficient venous drainage can significantly affect the survival rate of this flap.

Objectives: Identify the survival rates of the IHMCF and evaluate the functional capacity of reconstructed patients.

Advanced household profiling using digital water meters.

Advanced householder profiling using digital water metering data analytics has been acknowledged as a core strategy for promoting water conservation because of its ability to provide near real-time feedback to customers and instil long-term conservation behaviours. Customer profiling based on household water consumption data collected through digital water meters helps to identify the water consumption patterns and habits of customers. This study employed advanced customer profiling techniques adapted from the machine learning research domain to analyse high-resolution data collected from residential digital water meters.

Progressive functional improvement in hemiglossectomy defects reconstructed with radial forearm free flap at 6-months.

Objective: The purposes of the study was to evaluate for the functional improvement of outcomes of patients undergoing surgical management for tongue cancer at varying periods after surgery.

Design: Case series with intervention.

Participants: Thirty consecutive patients, from 2011 to 2015, with carcinoma of the tongue undergoing surgical resection and reconstruction with a radial forearm free flap.

Cocowood Fibrovascular Tissue System-Another Wonder of Plant Evolution.

The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) stem tissue (referred to as cocowood in this study) is a complex fibrovascular system that is made up of fibrovascular bundles embedded into a parenchymatous ground tissue. The complex configuration of fibrovascular bundles along with the non-uniform distribution of the material properties likely allow senile coconut stems to optimize their biomechanical performance per unit mass (i.