Publications by authors named "Muersel OEzdogan"

Article Synopsis
  • - The DIEP flap is a favored method for breast reconstruction because it preserves muscle and provides good aesthetic outcomes, but it can lead to complications like pleura injuries and pneumothorax during vessel preparation.
  • - The article discusses a novel technique that uses an autologous breast expander capsule as a biological patch to repair a pleural tear, which was successfully applied in a clinical case.
  • - The innovative approach resulted in a smooth post-operative recovery with no pneumothorax, suggesting a promising solution for pleural reconstruction in DIEP flap surgeries.
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Introduction: Perforator dissection can be technically demanding with a steep learning curve. Inadvertent perforator damage during dissection can be minimized with practice and familiarity with tissue-handling techniques unique to perforator dissection. There currently lacks a simulation model that mimics the human perforator in size and course.

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Overuse of antibiotics and failure to apply basic infection control policies and procedures have contributed to the increasing multi-drug resistance of many nosocomial pathogens. The alarming increase of multi-drug-resistant bacteria (e.g.

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