Publications by authors named "Zohra V Aslami"
Background: Nerve wraps composed of various autologous and bioengineered materials have been used to bolster nerve repair sites. In this study, we describe the novel use of autologous fascia nerve wraps (AFNW) as an adjunct to epineurial repair and evaluate their effect on inflammatory cytokine expression, intraneural collagen deposition and end-organ reinnervation in rats and use of AFNW in a patient case series.
Methods: Lewis rats received sciatic transection with repair either with or without AFNW, sciatic-to-common peroneal nerve transfer with or without AFNW, or sham surgery (n=14/group).
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- The study investigates the impact of preoperative chemo(radio)therapy on patients with localized pancreatic adenocarcinoma, focusing on the rare occurrence of pathological complete response (pCR), where no cancer cells are found post-surgery.
- Conducted in 19 centers across 8 countries with 1758 participants, the research shows that only 4.8% of patients achieved pCR, which is linked to better overall survival rates compared to those who did not achieve pCR.
- Factors influencing the likelihood of pCR included the use of multiagent chemotherapy regimens other than the (m)FOLFIRINOX treatment, highlighting the need for tailored therapeutic approaches.
Background: Autologous fat grafting is a widely adopted approach to optimize outcomes in breast reconstruction and augmentation. Although fat necrosis is a well-known consequence of autologous fat grafting, it remains inconsistently defined in the literature. In late 2014, the Food and Drug Administration released a draft guidance to restrict future autologous fat grafting-a statement that was permissively modified in late 2017.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although symptomatic neuroma formation has been described in other patient populations, these data have not been studied in patients undergoing resection of musculoskeletal tumors. This study aimed to characterize the incidence and risk factors of symptomatic neuroma formation following en bloc resection in this population.
Methods: The authors retrospectively reviewed adults undergoing en bloc resections for musculoskeletal tumors at a high-volume sarcoma center from 2014 to 2019.