Publications by authors named "Shravan Rai K S"
Penile Reconstruction with Radial Forearm Free Flap-Present State of the Art.
Indian J Plast Surg
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Patients with penile defects, whether congenital or acquired, experience significant psychological distress, and the free radial artery forearm flap method has emerged as a preferred technique for reconstruction.
- A retrospective study over 16 years reviewed various cases, modifying the initial design to enhance urethral function and stability in the procedure.
- Results indicated that most patients regained sensation and could urinate standing; however, some experienced complications, and aesthetic outcomes varied, highlighting the technique's potential for effective rehabilitation.
: Autologous costal cartilage framework placement is currently the gold standard in patients with microtia. In this article, we present the modifications developed by the author, generally following the principles established by Nagata, and discuss the technical details that have led us to achieve consistently stable and good long-term outcomes for auricular reconstruction in microtia. : A retrospective review of microtia reconstruction performed from 2015 to 2021 was done.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFunctional Restoration of a Midforearm Level Amputation using the Second Toe Transfer.
Indian J Plast Surg
September 2021
Unilateral midforearm level amputation is a severely debilitating situation. The present solution for this problem is either restoration of function using a prosthetic hand, or a vascularized composite allotransplant (VCA) in some very selected cases. In cases of distal forearm level amputations, even vascularized second toe transfer could be done on the radial side of the hand to achieve good functional restoration.
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