Journal Reviews

Lymph node ratio in tongue cancer

1 June 2019 | | Maxillofacial Surgery, Skull Base Surgery | Head and neck cancer, neck dissection, survival rate, tongue cancer

This is an analysis of 88 patients treated in Switzerland between 2003 and 2012. All patients had a selective neck dissection and recurrence occurred in 25 patients. Overall and disease specific survival were 72% and 80%. They specifically looked at...

Significance of exterior capsular spread in a clinically negative neck

1 August 2017 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | oral cancer, lymph node metastasis, extracapsular spread, recurrence, survival

This is a retrospective paper from Zagreb of 61 patients with a clinically T1-T3 N0 squamous cell carcinoma undergoing primary surgical treatment. All patients had a level I-IIII/IV elective neck dissection. Those who had adverse histological features, including extracapsular spread,...

The use of platelet-rich plasma in skin flap grafts

1 December 2016 | | General Plastic Surgery | Platelet-rich plasma, neovascularisation, skin flap, survival rate

This study was conducted to evaluate the ability of platelet rich plasma (PRP) to stimulate angiogenesis following skin flaps graft surgery, and its effect on flap survival rate. The use of PRP to improve the quality of bone regeneration and...

Size does matter

10 February 2014 | | General Plastic Surgery | Complications, Follicular unit grafting, Graft survival, Hair transplantation, Large sessions, Megasession, Patient expectations, Patient selection, Surgical techniques

Megasessions in hair restoration, being defined as transplantation of 3,000 or more grafts, have the potential to definitely treat a significant area of scalp in only one procedure, allowing the patient to achieve their desired goals while minimising their overall...