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August 2024
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
(1) Background: Aquafilling, a filler initially designed for contouring the face, was developed in 2005 by the company Biomedica, Czech Republic. It is composed of 98% hydrophilic gel and 2% copolyamide. Since 2008 the use was expanded for augmentation of the breast and gluteal region.
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September 2024
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Anatomic Pathology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a classic brain malformation involving defective forebrain induction and patterning. Cases of HPE bearing white matter abnormalities have not been well documented, with only rare cases exhibiting hypoxic-ischemic damage. However, neuroradiologic studies of HPE using diffusion tensor imaging have suggested the presence of white matter architectural disarray.
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June 2024
University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Metastasis to the pancreas from malignant tumors is a rare event, representing only 1% to 2% of all pancreatic neoplasms. They occur in 2 different clinicopathological settings: as a manifestation in widespread metastatic disease or as an isolated mass in the pancreas. We report the case of a 41-year-old woman who had a history of invasive lobular breast cancer treated with radical surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.
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July 2024
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Department, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 103, Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France; Faculty of Medicine Lyon Est, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, 8, Avenue Rockefeller, 69003 Lyon, France.
Introduction: Fournier's gangrene, a rare infectious condition affecting the external genitalia, often requires aggressive medical-surgical interventions, resulting in variable scrotal tissue loss. Despite numerous proposed reconstruction techniques, achieving a consensus on the most effective approach that balances aesthetics and function remains elusive. This case report presents a one-year follow-up on scrotal reconstruction using a pedicled Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator (SCIP) propeller flap.
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May 2024
COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, forecasting COVID-19 trends to support planning and response was a priority for scientists and decision makers alike. In the United States, COVID-19 forecasting was coordinated by a large group of universities, companies, and government entities led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US COVID-19 Forecast Hub (https://covid19forecasthub.org).
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