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A Salvage Operation for Total Penis Amputation Due to Circumcision

  • Ince, Bilsev;Gundeslioglu, Ayse Ozlem
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.40 no.3
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    • pp.247-250
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    • 2013
  • Circumcision is one of the most common rituals in Jewish and Islamic cultures. It may also be performed for phimosis correction or the treatment of recurrent balanitis. Although circumcision is considered to be a technically easy and safe surgical procedure with no significant risk, it may lead to severe complications such as necrotizing fasciitis or total penis amputation. In this report, we present a case of penis amputation at two levels occurring with third-degree burns due to electrocautery during circumcision. Although penile replantation was attempted, it was unsuccessful due to burn damage to the veins. After restoration of the functional structures, the penis was buried in the inguinal area by reepithelization to maintain blood circulation. The recovery of the penis was successful. This case is presented as a novel example of groin flap surgery to achieve a functionally and aesthetically acceptable outcome in a salvage operation for a penis with significant traumatic injury, which has not been previously reported in the literature.

Lifting Analysis for a Sunken Ship in Consideration of Elongation of Crane Ropes (크레인 로프의 신장을 고려한 침몰선체의 인양력 해석)

  • CHOI KYUNG-SIK;SHIN MAENG-KEE
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.17 no.3 s.52
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 2003
  • This study focuses on an analytical approach to calculate crane-lifting forces for a sunken ship, with consideration to elongation of crane ropes. The method takes into account the relation of lifting forces acting in wire rope slings to the inclination of the ship's hull, including the effect of lug positions. For lifting analysis, the Euler angles are defined to represent the inclination of a sunken ship in developing the static force and moment equations. An additional compatibility condition is introduced in order to solve an indeterminate lifting analysis problem with 4 cranes. A set of lifting forces along the 4 crane ropes is calculated. A 3-dimensional example of the G/T 1500 oil tanker is analyzed. The results show that the information obtained by the method could be useful to engineers when conducting salvage work.

A Joint Optimization of Ordering and Replacement Policy Under Minimal Repair (최소수리가 가능한 시스템의 주문 및 교체정책 통합 최적화)

  • Ihn, Jae-Soon;Kim, Jun-Hong;Chon, Ho-Ki
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.170-175
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    • 2010
  • Maintaining a complex repairable system can be achieved by repairing, replacing, or any other activities. This paper proposes a joint optimization policy that is composed with ordering and replacing under minimal repair for the complex system. For this purpose, we derive the expected cost due to the minimal repair, ordering, downtime, inventory costs, and salvage value of units that follow generally distribution. Some properties about the optimum ordering policy that are suggested for our purpose shows that the optimum ordering policy minimizing the expected cost is either one of the two typical policies : (1) the original unit is replaced as soon as the ordered spare is delivered, or (2) the delivered spare is used as inventory part until the original unit fails.

Lengthening of the Above-knee Amputation Stump - Reports of 2 cases - (소아 슬관절 상부 절단단 연장 성형술 - 증례 보고 2례 -)

  • Kim, Tai-Seung;Kim, Jong-Koo;Whang, Kuhn-Sung
    • The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.53-58
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    • 1998
  • Limb-salvage surgery has become more popular than amputation for the treatment of malignant bone tumor because no differences in local recurrence and the 5-year survival rate have been found. However for young patients with sarcoma, skeletal immaturity may be a contraindication to limb-salvage surgery due to the expected leg length discrepancy. If limb-sparing procedure should be impossible for skeletally immature patients, amputation has to be given first consideration. To minimize the functional difficulty from short amputation stump of above knee amputation, we performed lengthening of the amputation stump using ipsilateral tibia. One patient was lengthened 17cm using ipsilateral tibia and the other, 12cm. Two patients and their families were satisfied both clinically and psychologically.

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Two sequential free flaps for coverage of a total knee implant

  • Ng, Siew Weng;Fong, Hui Chai;Tan, Bien-Keem
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.45 no.3
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    • pp.280-283
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    • 2018
  • Knee revision arthroplasty following peri-prosthetic joint infections is a formidable challenge. Patients are at a high risk of recurrent infection, and the soft tissue over the revised implant is often of questionable quality. Flap reconstruction has improved the salvage rates of infected arthroplasties, and should be considered in all cases of revision arthroplasty. We present a challenging case requiring staged reconstruction with two free latissimus dorsi flaps after the initial use of a medial gastrocnemius flap.

Crossbar Technique for the Failed Clavicular Hook Plate Fixation in an Acute Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation: Salvage for Acromial Fracture after Clavicular Hook Plate

  • Koh, Kyoung Hwan;Shin, Dong Ju;Hwang, Seong Mun
    • Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.149-153
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    • 2019
  • We experienced acromial erosion and subsequent fracture after the treatment of Rockwood type V acromioclavicular dislocation with hook plate and coracoclavicular ligament augmentation. It was treated by using a surgical technique to address an acromial fracture and subsequent losses of reduction in acromioclavicular joint with two trans-acromial cortical screws (crossbar technique). The reduction state of acromioclavicular joint could be maintained by these two screws. Our crossbar technique could be considered as a good salvage procedure for the reduction loss caused by cutout or significant erosion of acromion after insertion of clavicular hook plate.

Antimetabolites in Nucleic Acid Biosynthesis (핵산 대사 길항제)

  • 장일무
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.70-80
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    • 1977
  • 본고에서는 핵산 생합성과 Salvage patheway (Preformed Purine Utilization), De novo Pyrimidine Biosynthesis, Slavage patheway (Preformed Pyrimidine Utilization), Purine Base 및 Purine Nucleoside와 비슷한 구조를 가진 핵산 대사 길항제에 대한 내용으로 구성되어 있다.

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Clinical and biochemical outcomes of men undergoing radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer

  • Schreiber, David;Rineer, Justin;Weiss, Jeffrey P.;Safdieh, Joseph;Weiner, Joseph;Rotman, Marvin;Schwartz, David
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: We analyzed outcomes of patients with prostate cancer undergoing either radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) +/- salvage radiation or definitive radiation therapy (RT) +/- androgen deprivation. Materials and Methods: From 2003-2010 there were 251 patients who underwent RRP and 469 patients who received RT (${\geq}7,560cGy$) for prostate cancer. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed with the log-rank test to compare biochemical control (bCR), distant metastatic-free survival (DMPFS), and prostate cancer-specific survival (PCSS) between the two groups. Results: The median follow-up was 70 months and 61.3% of the men were African American. For low risk disease the 6-year bCR were 90.3% for RT and 85.6% for RRP (p = 0.23) and the 6-year post-salvage bCR were 90.3% vs. 90.9%, respectively (p = 0.84). For intermediate risk disease the 6-year bCR were 82.6% for RT and 59.7% for RRP (p < 0.001) and 82.6% vs. 74.0%, respectively, after including those salvaged with RT (p = 0.06). For high risk disease, the 6-year bCR were 67.4% for RT and 41.3% for RRP (p < 0.001) and after including those salvaged with RT was 67.4% vs. 43.1%, respectively (p < 0.001). However, there were no significant differences between the two groups in regards to DMPFS or PCSS. Conclusion: Treatment approaches utilizing RRP +/- salvage radiation or RT +/- androgen deprivation yielded equivalent DMPFS and PCSS outcomes. Biochemical control rates, using their respective definitions, appeared equivalent or better in those who received treatment with RT.

Clinical Significance of the Rectus Abdominis Muscle Free Flap for Large Diabetic Ulcer and Necrosis of the Foot (광범위 당뇨병성 족부 궤양 및 괴사에 대한 복직근 유리 피판술의 임상적 유용성)

  • Jung, Heun-Guyn;Jeon, Sung-Hoon;Choi, Dong-Hyuk;Kim, Hee-Dong;Song, Jun-Young
    • Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.29-36
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to present the clinical significance of rectus abdominis free muscle flap for large sized diabetic ulcer and necrosis of the foot to salvage limb. From June 2000 to February 2006, eleven patients were included in our study. There were seven males and four females with a mean age of 58.3 years (48~65) at the surgery. All had a history of diabetics and subsequent huge soft tissue defect caused by necrotizing abscess formation around the foot and the ankle. After complete debridement of large sized, infected necrotic tissue, susceptible intravenous antibiotics and wound care were done. After control of infection, confirmed by clinical and laboratory findings, the rectus abdominis free muscle flap was applied to cover remained large soft tissue defect and to prevent the recurrence of infection. All flaps survived and it provided satisfactory coverage for the soft tissue defect on the foot and the ankle area for a mean of 41.1 months (24~85) follow up period. All except of one patients did not have any recurrence of infection on the operation site and could salvage their limbs. The rectus abdominis free muscle flap could be recommended for large sized soft tissue defect after necrotizing abscess in diabetic foot to salvage major limb.

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