Cephalic Vein Aneurysm in the Distal Forearm Managed with Sclerotherapy-A Rare Case Report and Literature Review.

Venous aneurysm of upper extremities is rare entity. We report a rare case of large cephalic vein (CV) aneurysm in a 41-year-old man who presented as slowly growing painless swelling at distal forearm along the lateral aspect. Duplex ultrasound showed aneurysm originating from the anterior wall of the CV with venous waveform pattern on Doppler.

Replantation of an amputated hand: a rare case report and acknowledgement of a multidisciplinary team input.

An amputation of the hand is a devastating injury. It adversely affects the victim's ability to earn a livelihood, support a family, and carry out daily activities. It has a great psychological impact.

Problems of middle ear and hearing in cleft children.

The hearing loss in a cleft patient is a well known complication, but generally gets ignored. These children continue to have recurrent otitis media with effusion that affects the hearing abilities. Unfortunatley the middle ear function may not improve with palatoplasty.

Delayed buccal fat pad herniation: An unusual complication of buccal flap in cleft surgery.

Buccal musculomucosal flap is commonly used in cleft palate surgery for providing additional lining when nasal mucosa is inadequate. We report an unusual complication of progressively increasing fat herniation from the sutured donor site which started appearing on the third postoperative day. This necessitated excision of the protruding fat pad on the seventh postoperative day.

Lateral approach to the levator veli palatini: a preliminary report.

The abnormal anatomy in the cleft palate has been of interest to surgeons for a long time. Different authors have independently evolved the techniques of radical reconstruction of the palatal musculature and have suggested the medial approach to dissect the levator. We hereby report the technique in which the levator is identified through the lateral incision of the soft palate.

Successful revascularization of near total amputation of the upper limb at the sultan qaboos hospital, salalah.

Severe crush injuries to the upper limb may require a formal amputation with devastating consequences to the patient. We report a patient with a near total amputation at the level of mid-forearm who underwent revascularization and salvage of his hand. The operative details of this case are described.

Width of cleft palate and postoperative palatal fistula--do they correlate?

This study was conducted to evaluate any correlation between the measured width of cleft palates and postoperative fistula formation. Prospective study design was used where 43 consecutive cases of patients with cleft lip and palate or isolated palate who underwent cleft palate repair in an institution were observed. A preoperative or peroperative dental impression of the upper jaw was taken for the measurement of various cleft parameters.

Audiological profile in older children and adolescents with unrepaired cleft palate.

Objective: To study the audiological profile in the cleft population comprising older children and adolescents with unrepaired cleft palate and to arrive at a consensus regarding management of otitis media with effusion in this unique group.

Setting: Tertiary care institute in Chandigarh, Punjab, India.

Design: Prospective study based on all patients older than 7 years with unrepaired cleft palate, attending the plastic surgery outpatient department, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Punjab, India, from January 2001 to December 2002.