Predictive factors for recurrence and outcomes in T1a renal cell carcinoma: Analysis of the INMARC (International Marker Consortium for Renal Cancer) database.

Objective: Stage migration in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has led to an increasing proportion of diagnosed small renal masses. Emerging knowledge regarding heterogeneity of RCC histologies and consequent impact on prognosis led us to further explore outcomes and predictive factors in surgically-treated T1a RCC.

Methods: The INMARC database was queried for T1aN0M0 RCC.

Reconstruction of Romberg disease defects by omental flap.

Romberg disease is a progressive hemifacial atrophy of unknown etiology. Several methods have been described for its reconstruction. Microsurgical reconstruction, focusing on the correction of facial asymmetry and restoration of contour, has become the standard.

One-stage reconstruction of infected cranial defects using a titanium mesh plate enclosed in an omental flap.

Cranial osteomyelitis is a common complication of brain surgery. A one-stage reconstructive repair of the cranial bone is desirable, but risks active infection. The authors have developed a reconstructive technique for osteomyelitis-related cranial defects that fills the dead space with an omental flap and uses a titanium mesh plate for the structural element.