Breast reconstruction using DIEP flap: The free flap alone be enough? Quality of life and satisfaction analysis after complementary surgeries.

Introduction: Breast reconstruction using Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap involves complementary surgeries such as lipofilling, symmetrization, and nipple-areolar complex (NAC) reconstruction. Their role and impact have not been explored yet after the DIEP flap use.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the impact of complementary surgeries on the quality of life of 75 patients after DIEP flap breast reconstruction between 2012 and 2021, comparing the BREAST-Q© score of two groups, patients with DIEP flap only reconstruction and patients with DIEP flap and additional surgeries.

[Burns by immersion in children and abuse].

Aim Of The Study: Ten percent of childhood burns could arise from maltreatment. While describing 6 severe cases of inflicted scalds by immersion in children, we expose our systematic diagnostic approach of abuse and confirm the serious nature of burn when they are inflicted.

Patients And Method: The retrospective study concerned children hospitalized for scalds by immersion between 2013 and 2016 and for whom child abuse has been confirmed.

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Most hospitals use protocols for surgical antibioprophylaxis (ABP). Despite SFB's 2009 recommendations promoting ABP in burn patients and stating the molecules to be used, wide variations exist within hospitals and among French hospitals, in cases of skin grafting and use of dermal substitutes. We contacted surgeons in 12 French Burn Centres (BCs) via email and questioned them about ABP in cases of skin grafting (thin and total) as well as in the use of dermal substitutes, in acute and sequelae settings.

Opposite Effects of Soluble Factors Secreted by Adipose Tissue on Proliferating and Quiescent Osteosarcoma Cells.

Background: Autologous adipose tissue transfer may be performed for aesthetic needs following resection of osteosarcoma, the most frequent primary malignant tumor of bone, excluding myeloma. The safety of autologous adipose tissue transfer regarding the potential risk of cancer recurrence must be addressed.

Methods: Adipose tissue injection was tested in a human osteosarcoma preclinical model induced by MNNG-HOS cells.