{"title":"Surgical Premaxillary Setback with Vomerine Ostectomy for Complicated Bilateral Cleft Lip.","authors":"Yuzuka Oda, Yosuke Ojima, Nanako Ayabe, Maya Aoyagi, Yukiko Ida, Hajime Matsumura","doi":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0033","DOIUrl":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Important factors that affect the initial repair of complete bilateral cleft lip (CBCL) include not only the width of the cleft but also the distance between the premaxilla and alveolar bone. We report a case of a patient with CBCL in whom favorable morphological and aesthetical results were achieved by surgical premaxillary setback. The patient was a 5-month-old boy with CBCL, who had a severely protruding premaxilla. Despite repeated lip adhesion before lip closure surgery, wound dehiscence occurred, and therefore, we performed premaxillary setback with vomerine ostectomy. The bone was removed posterior to the vomero-premaxillary suture, and the premaxilla was indirectly stabilized by bilateral mucosal bridging. The procedure for the vomer worked well, and his premaxilla was moved back enough to undergo surgery. The premaxillary setback is thought to be a reasonable option to treat CBCL in patients with a protruding premaxilla. The subsequent long-term follow-up of the midfacial development of these patients is necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"11 6 1","pages":"16-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11912981/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72668855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Postoperative Facial Edema Following Alveolar Bone Grafting: A Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Ikkei Tamada, Marika Otaki, Riho Ishikawa","doi":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0036","DOIUrl":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The secondary alveolar bone graft (ABG) is one of the key components in the treatment of cleft lip and palate. However, an ABG is commonly accompanied by postoperative facial edema. Although appropriate assessment of facial edema can facilitate the early detection of major postoperative complications, the usual course of swelling post-ABG is not yet fully understood. The present, prospective cohort study was conducted to clarify the typical course of facial swelling post-ABG.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nineteen operations in 17 patients who underwent an ABG between September 2019 and August 2020 were enrolled. Postoperatively, facial photographs of each patient were taken on four consecutive days; then, the degree of swelling visible in the photographs was assessed by three plastic surgeons. This assessment was repeated one month later.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both the first and the second assessments demonstrated an inter-rater agreement of 63.2%. Cohen's kappa values for the three possible rater combinations ranged 0.377-0.755 and 0.453-0.574 in the first and the second assessment, respectively. The intra-rater reliability was 77.2%, with a Cohen's kappa value of 0.543, indicating moderate agreement. The swelling peaked on postoperative day 2 and began improving from postoperative day 3.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings will hopefully help physicians treating alveolar clefts detect postoperative complications earlier and enable them to explain the prognosis of swelling to patients and their families with greater certainty.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"14 1","pages":"123-128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078092/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74846153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahmoud A Alagha, Xiangyang Ju, Stephen Morley, Ashraf F Ayoub
{"title":"Mathematical Validation of the Modified Sunnybrook Facial Grading System Using Four-dimensional Imaging.","authors":"Mahmoud A Alagha, Xiangyang Ju, Stephen Morley, Ashraf F Ayoub","doi":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0017","DOIUrl":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Despite the limited validity of the Sunnybrook grading index, it is routinely used for the clinical evaluation of facial palsy. This study aimed to assess the dynamic asymmetry in unilateral facial palsy and mathematically validate a modified version of the Sunnybrook facial grading system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Sunnybrook facial grading system was modified to provide more descriptions of the measured parameters of the distorted facial expression in unilateral facial paralysis. This correlation study was conducted on 16 patients with unilateral facial palsy and a matched control group. Three-dimensional video recordings of six facial expressions - rest, maximum smile, cheek puff, lip purse, eyebrow raising, and eye closure - were used for each case in the analysis. Advanced geometric morphometrics were applied to quantify facial asymmetry and morphology throughout the course of each expression. Seven professional assessors graded facial asymmetry for the 16 cases, twice, using the modified Sunnybrook index. Cross-correlations between the objective mathematical measurements and the subjective clinical grades were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The inter- and intra-observer reproducibility of the modified Sunnybrook index was high (<i>r</i> = -0.8). Significant positive correlations were detected between the clinical grading of facial palsy and the mathematical measurements at rest, maximum smile, lip purse, and raising of eyebrows. The correlations between the modified Sunnybrook index and mathematical measurements were poor for cheek puff and forceful eye closure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The modified Sunnybrook grading index proved reproducible and mathematically valid for the grading of unilateral facial paralysis in most facial expressions, except for cheek puff and forceful eye closure.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"48 1","pages":"77-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078106/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82870963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paolo Gennaro, Glauco Chisci, Flavia Cascino, Michael Aboud Gasser, Guido Gabriele
{"title":"Effectiveness of Supramicrosurgical Lymphatico-venular Anastomosis in Treating Recurrent Lymphatic Fistulas: A Case Series.","authors":"Paolo Gennaro, Glauco Chisci, Flavia Cascino, Michael Aboud Gasser, Guido Gabriele","doi":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0028","DOIUrl":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Lymphatic fistula is a complication that may occur in all cases where lymphostasis arise, due to a damage to the lymphatic drainage system. The current study evaluates the effectiveness of supramicrosurgical lymphatico-venular anastomosis (s-LVA) for treating lymphatic fistula.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>This is a retrospective study that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of s-LVA in treating lymphatic fistula. The inclusion criterion was the presence of persistent chronic lymphatic fistula; the exclusion criteria were refuse of the patient, terminal patients. All patients presented with lymphatic fistula. To evaluate lymphatic patency, indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography was performed in preoperative, immediately afterward and 1 month after s-LVA. Postoperative follow-up was performed for 1 year. The site for skin incision was selected on the basis of the ICG lymphography and the venous mapping. s-LVA was performed with 11-0 sutures using an operating microscope. Afterward, the skin incision was sutured with 6-0 absorbable sutures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eight patients (five males and three females) were enrolled in this study. Lymphatic vessels identified during s-LVA resulted ectasic. ICG lymphography demostrated patency of the anastomosis in all patients since the first postoperative day except one case, where the anastomosis resulted patent 1 month after s-LVA. No clinical complications were reported during the postoperative follow-up: no cellulitis and no recurrence of the fistula occurred in the year after s-LVA. Total recovery of fistula was observed and confirmed for the year after the intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study evidenced positive results with lymphorrhea interruption and recovery of the fistula after the intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"23 1","pages":"163-171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078104/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86525053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Giant Subcutaneous Hematoma Associated with Subcutaneous Insulin Injection in a Patient with Diabetes: a Case Report.","authors":"Teruyo Yamashita, Jun Arata, Shuko Kaito","doi":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0035","DOIUrl":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The complications of insulin self-injection include subcutaneous bleeding, nerve damage, and subcutaneous induration due to repeated injection at the same site. However, considering the short length and thinness of the needle, it is unlikely that these complications will ever become serious. Here, we report a case of a 50-year-old man with abdominal giant hematoma due to insulin self-injection, which requires surgical treatment. The patient had obesity and took anticoagulants and steroids for 12 years. These drugs seemed to have affected the vessel wall and led to its compromise or destruction and subsequent hemorrhagic events.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"11 1","pages":"147-149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078109/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77040163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Case of Multiple Eccrine Poromas with a History of Chemotherapy and Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation.","authors":"Haruna Yoshiike, Kenichiro Kawai, Soh Nishimoto, Yoshihiro Ide, Hiroya Tamaki, Masao Kakibuchi","doi":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0023","DOIUrl":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A \"poroid cell neoplasm\" is a general term used to describe nodular tumors that consist of poroid cells and cuticular cells. Eccrine poroma, the most common type of poroid cell neolplasm, is a tumor continuous with the epidermis and extends into the dermis in a cord-like fashion. This tumor is almost always seen as a single lesion, with cases of multiple eccrine poromas (eccrine poromatosis) being exceedingly rare. In fact, there have only been about 20 reported cases of multiple eccrine poromas worldwide; all of which were associated with some immunosuppressive state. Here we report another case of eccrine poromatosis; this time in a patient who received an allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant for acute lymphocytic leukemia 18 years prior. Our case of eccrine pormatosis is particularly rare that it involved a truncal tumor distribution, whereas the other reported cases were generally isolated to the extremities.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"5 1","pages":"142-146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078117/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82274617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Nasal Tip Reshaping on Tip Projection in Primary Rhinoplasty without Cartilage Grafting from a Second Donor Site in an Asian Population.","authors":"Norihiro Ohba, Goichi Haraoka, Hirotsuna Oiwa, Kozue Toyoda, Mayuko Ohba","doi":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0038","DOIUrl":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Many Asian patients with nasal aesthetic surgery desire a sharper, more defined nasal tip. In many cases, their nasal cartilage is not abundant enough, necessitating cartilage transplantation from an extranasal location. We investigated which patients would qualify for a method of reshaping the nasal tip without needing donor cartilage by reshaping the lower cartilage using the transdomal suture technique and local cartilage grafting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a single-center retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing nasal tip surgery. We divided patients into two groups. Group 1 comprised 13 patients with nasal tips with thin skin and soft tissue and relatively abundant cartilage. Group 2 included 31 patients with nasal tips with thicker, firmer skin and soft tissue and a smaller amount of cartilage. No patients had prior nasal surgery, and all patients were followed up for at least 3 months. Patients in both groups underwent the transdomal suture technique and local cartilage grafting. Five patients in Group 2 underwent alar reduction. Preoperative and postoperative lateral view photographs were superimposed and analyzed to measure changes in tip projection.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients in Group 1 showed a mean increase in tip projection of 3.9%. Patients in Group 2 demonstrated a mean decrease in tip projection of -1.5% without alar reduction and -5.6% with alar reduction.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>If the nasal tip is predominantly cartilaginous, patients may undergo surgery that does not involve donor cartilage from another site with good results. However, most patients, who have a relatively small amount of nasal tip cartilage, are not good candidates for this procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"25 1","pages":"129-136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078119/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80202918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bilateral Perineal Reconstruction Using an Oblique V-shaped DIEP Flap.","authors":"Maki Fujii, Masayuki Okochi, Yuzo Komuro","doi":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0034","DOIUrl":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The reconstruction of soft tissue defects in the peritoneal region after malignant tumor resection is challenging. To reconstruct large defects, primary closure or local flaps are inadequate, and they do not provide cosmetically and functionally good results. The gracilis, gluteal, and rectus abdominis flaps are workhorse flaps for reconstructing large peritoneal defects. Surgical procedures should be carefully chosen on the basis of the size and location of the defect. In this report, we describe two cases of bilateral large defect reconstruction after malignant tumor resection using a V-shaped deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap. Our procedure is useful as it shows that single flaps can be used to reconstruct large and bilateral peritoneal defects.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"21 1","pages":"137-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078103/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83336393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Osteomyelitis in the Left First Toe Due to <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> after an Injury.","authors":"Yurika Yagi, Hirotaka Suga, Akihiko Takushima","doi":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0040","DOIUrl":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"Non-tuberculous mycobacteria\" (NTM) is a general term for pathogenic mycobacteria other than <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> and <i>Mycobacterium leprae</i>. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are widely present in the natural environment, including soil and water, with over 150 reported species. <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> is rare among Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, and there are few reports of extrapulmonary lesions due to <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i>. We describe a case of osteomyelitis in an adult woman's left first toe caused by <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i>. The osteomyelitis developed due to an injury in a public bathing facility. A combination of surgical debridement and multidrug therapy was effective. When antimicrobial agents are ineffective in trauma linked to water or soil, mycobacterial infections, including Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, should be considered as differential diagnoses, and laboratory culture targeted to mycobacteria would be recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"305 1","pages":"113-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078114/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77360678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combination of an Exteriorized Monitoring Flap and Hand-held Doppler for Simple and Reliable Monitoring of a Free Jejunal Graft Transfer in Hypopharyngeal Reconstruction Microsurgery.","authors":"Takuya Higashino, Azusa Oshima, Yutaka Fukunaga","doi":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0001","DOIUrl":"10.53045/jprs.2022-0001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We introduced a new, simple, reliable method for monitoring a free jejunal graft transfer by assessing visual signs and arterial blood flow in an exteriorized flap. In this retrospective study, all patients that underwent free jejunal graft transfers in hypopharyngeal reconstruction microsurgery between January 2013 and March 2020 were included. We monitored exteriorized flaps by assessing either visual signs only (n = 176) or both visual signs and arterial sound, detected using a hand-held Doppler (n = 164). Postoperative arterial insufficiency occurred in five flaps monitored with visual signs only. None of these flaps could be rescued. Postoperative arterial insufficiency occurred in four flaps monitored with both visual signs and a hand-held Doppler. Of these, two flaps were rescued. The new method led to satisfying results. The combination of visual signs and a hand-held Doppler provided a simple, reliable method for monitoring free jejunal graft transfers.</p>","PeriodicalId":76521,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery","volume":"6 1","pages":"118-121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078105/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87170170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}