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Avoiding Chest Wall Morbidity in Outpatient Microvascular Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction.
J Clin Med
January 2025
My Houston Surgeons, 9230 Katy Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77055, USA.
Removal of the rib and adjacent cartilage is a common step for exposure of the recipient chest vessels in free-flap breast reconstructions. However, this adds both short- and long-term morbidity to the procedure. We describe our experience in avoiding rib removal in microvascular breast reconstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEfficacy of Larval Therapy for Wounds: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
J Clin Med
January 2025
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
: Larval therapy (LT), an intervention using live fly larvae to remove necrotic tissue and promote healing, has regained attention in order to address the growing need for chronic wound management. LT was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004 to treat difficult-to-heal wounds; however, LT remains an underutilized therapy. To evaluate efficacy of LT in a systematic review and meta-analysis of wound outcomes from randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCentrality of Hygienic Honey Bee Workers in Colony Social Networks.
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January 2025
Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Many social and environmental variables can affect the interactions among individuals in an insect colony that fundamentally structure its social organization. Along with important attributes such as age and caste, immunity-related factors such as the performance of sanitary tasks or exposure to a pathogen can also influence an individual's social interactions and their place in the resulting social network. Most work on this subject has supported the hypothesis that health-compromised individuals will exhibit altered social or spatial behavior that presumably limits the spread of infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFibrous Dysplasia of the Ethmoid Bone Diagnosed in a 10-Year-Old Patient.
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December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland.
Fibrous dysplasia is an uncommon bone disorder affecting various parts of the skeleton, often affecting facial and cranial bones. In this case, a 10-year-old patient was diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia of the ethmoid sinus at an early age. The patient has experienced nasal congestion, snores, and worsening nasal patency since 2019.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFForeign Bodies in Lower Airway in Children: Brief Review and Clinical Experience.
Children (Basel)
January 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital "St. George" Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Background: Foreign body aspiration is a preventable occurrence that carries a high risk of mortality in the pediatric population. Clinically, foreign body aspiration manifests as cough, followed by choking, which might not be given any consideration by the caregivers of the child. An episode of sudden wheezing can also raise the suspicion of a foreign body in the lower respiratory tract.
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