Publications by authors named "Raj Kumar Gang"
Article Synopsis
- The text discusses a rare case of Bartsocas Papas Syndrome, which is a severe genetic condition inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.
- The case comes from a consanguineous family in Pakistan and features typical physical anomalies in the face, limbs, and genitalia, along with a specific heart condition called peripheral pulmonary stenosis.
- It is recommended that antenatal diagnosis be considered for similar cases, along with the option to terminate the pregnancy if necessary.
Twenty children are presented after undergoing a distally based superficial sural flap for coverage of defects at the lower leg and foot. The age of the patients was between 1 and 12 years. Fifteen patients had trauma to the lower leg, with eight of them having associated injuries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe need for a thin flap has increased for contour or coverage of the shallow defects caused by trauma, tumor ablative surgery, or defects created after the release of contractures. The authors describe their experience with the use of an extremely thin anterolateral thigh free flap for covering such defects in a series of 12 patients. Extreme thinning of the flap (4-5 mm) was achieved by removal of deep fascia and subcutaneous fat except for a 3- to 4-cm area around the entry of the perforator into the flap.
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