RESULTS The overall data of the incidence of donor-site seroma are summarized in Table 1.
Among the 174 patients, 37 (21%) developed a postoperative seroma. The patients …

Object In an attempt to improve peripheral nerve repair, the influence of the addition of
reverse end-to-side neu-rorrhaphy for an injured peripheral nerve was investigated in the rat …

Breast reconstruction with the latissimus dorsi muscle flap combinedwith a saline-filled
implant was performed. Using an endoscope, additional operative scarring due to muscle …

We designed this study to determine whether orally administered L-and DL-carnitine can
improve exercise tolerance in a group of patients with exercise intolerance. Nineteen patients …

Background Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) is a type of breast cancer surgery presupposed
as breast reconstruction surgery. Cosmetically, it is an extremely effective breast cancer …

Measurement of myocardial blood flow with 13 N-ammonia, a technique previously employed
sucessfully in animal experiments, was introduced into clinical use to study patients with …

Thoracic esophageal cancers frequently metastasize to the right recurrent nerve nodes (RRNNs).
In fact, huge RRNNs invading the trachea sometimes remain after definitive …

To establish a safe and sensitive diagnostic procedure for detecting coronary vasospasm, we
utilized 201-thallium myocardial SPECT combined with hyperventilation (HV-SPECT) in 29 …

When it is necessary to apply free flaps for foot reconstruction, the choices are limited.
Conventionally, split-thickness skin-grafted muscle flaps and fasciocutaneous flaps from the back …

Methods Patients We studied 55 consecutive patients who experienced a first Q-wave
myocardial infarction> 2 months before the exercise stress test. Acute myocardial infarction was …