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Incorporation of a preexisting scar in the star-flap technique for nipple reconstructionRaffi Gurunluoglu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, CO 80204, USA
Ann Plast Surg 68:17-21. 2012..This report describes the authors' currently favored method of nipple reconstruction in cases of a pre-existing scar on the breast mound that passes through the intended site of nipple reconstruction...- Reconstruction of large supra-eyebrow and forehead defects using the hatchet flap principle and sparing sensory nerve branchesRaffi Gurunluoglu
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, CO 80204, USA
Ann Plast Surg 68:37-42. 2012..Because this flap does not appear to be among the techniques used by young plastic surgeons, we thought that it would be valuable to report our experience... - Giulio Cesare Arantius (1530-1589): a surgeon and anatomist: his role in nasal reconstruction and influence on Gaspare TagliacozziRaffi Gurunluoglu
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
Ann Plast Surg 60:717-22. 2008 - Insurance coverage criteria for panniculectomy and redundant skin surgery after bariatric surgery: why and when to discussRaffi Gurunluoglu
Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
Obes Surg 19:517-20. 2009..Advantages are several-fold and discussed in the article... - Panniculectomy and redundant skin surgery in massive weight loss patients: current guidelines and recommendations for medical necessity determinationRaffi Gurunluoglu
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences, Denver, CO 80204, USA
Ann Plast Surg 61:654-7. 2008.... - Composite skin-muscle-mucosal flap based on the superior labial artery for lower lip reconstructionRaffi Gurunluoglu
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 65:1869-73. 2007 - Do plastic surgeons have cosmetic surgery?Raffi Gurunluoglu
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 124:2161-9. 2009..Thoughts and attitudes of plastic surgeons about having cosmetic surgery on themselves remain obscure for the most part and pose an attractive subject to study... - The ascending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral vessels: review of the anatomy and its utilization as recipient vessel for free-flap reconstruction of the hip regionRaffi Gurunluoglu
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
J Reconstr Microsurg 26:359-66. 2010..Its surgical exposure is relatively easy. It should be placed in the armamentarium of recipient vessels as an alternative particularly in the free-flap reconstruction of the hip region... - Reconstruction of an emergency thoracotomy wound with free rectus abdominis flap: Anatomic and radiologic basis for the surgical techniqueKaitlyn Gilman
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, 80204 Colorado USA
World J Emerg Surg 5:12. 2010..The deep inferior epigastric vessels of the flap were anastomosed to the right internal mammary vessels proximal to their transection level in the third-forth intercostal space. The flap healed with no further wound complications... - Evidence-based patient safety advisory: malignant hyperthermiaRaffi Gurunluoglu
Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 124:68S-81S. 2009.... - Giulio Cesare Aranzio (Arantius) (1530-89) in the pageant of anatomy and surgeryRaffi Gurunluoglu
American College of Surgeons, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
J Med Biogr 19:63-9. 2011..Aranzio had an extensive knowledge in surgery and anatomy based in part on the ancient Greek and his contemporaries in the 16th century but essentially on his personal experience and practice... - Surgical debridement of mineral pitch and nonviable penile tissue using water-jet power: a preliminary reportMario F Chammas
Denver Health Medical Center and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
BJU Int 103:974-6. 2009..To report our experience of debriding genital wounds embedded with mineral pitch (MP) from asphalt, using a water jet-powered surgical tool, the Versajet Hydrosurgery System (VHS, Smith and Nephew, Key Largo, FL) before reconstruction... - A classification system in the massive weight loss patient based on skin lesions and activity of daily livingRaffi Gurunluoglu
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences, Denver
Eplasty 12:e12. 2012..Surgical guidelines to address these functional requirements are presented on the basis of the classification system... - Salvage of a below-the-knee amputation level following a type-IIIB open tibial fracture. A case reportSteven J Morgan
Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock Street, MC 0188, Denver, CO 80204, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:2769-78. 2007 - Adenovirus-mediated angiopoietin-1 gene therapy enhances skin flap survivalHoward Jung
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Microsurgery 23:374-80. 2003..24% (P < 0.001). The results of this study suggest the possibility of using adenovirus-mediated angiopoietin-1 gene therapy to promote therapeutic angiogenesis in patients who undergo reconstructive procedures... - Effect of long-term cyclosporine administration on muscle flap hemodynamicsMurat Unsal
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, OH 44195, USA
Ann Plast Surg 48:305-11. 2002..These data suggest that there is a minimal risk in undertaking a pedicled muscle flap transfer procedure using a CsA immunosuppressive protocol... - Enhancement of epigastric skin flap survival by adenovirus-mediated VEGF gene therapyPrzemyslaw Lubiatowski
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 109:1986-93. 2002..9 and 48.7 percent, respectively. The results of this study raise the possibility of using adenovirus-mediated therapeutic angiogenesis for safer flap surgery in high-risk patients... - Enhancement of muscle flap hemodynamics by angiopoietin-1Raffi Gurunluoglu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA
Ann Plast Surg 48:401-9. 2002..To the authors' knowledge, their study demonstrates for the first time the feasibility of intravascular gene therapy using a virus vector in an attempt to enhance muscle flap hemodynamics... - Gene therapy by adenovirus-mediated vascular endothelial growth factor and angiopoietin-1 promotes perfusion of muscle flapsPrzemyslaw Lubiatowski
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 110:149-59. 2002..Ang-1 alone or in combination with VEGF was as effective as VEGF alone in augmenting muscle perfusion with more stable vessels 1 week after gene therapy... - Effect of transfection time on the survival of epigastric skin flaps pretreated with adenovirus encoding the VEGF geneRaffi Gurunluoglu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA
Ann Plast Surg 49:161-9. 2002..These findings raise the possibility that pretreatment with VEGF gene therapy using an adenovirus vector may be applicable in patients at risk for plastic surgery... - Free anteromedial thigh flap: clinical application and review of literatureThomas Schoeller
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute for Quality Control in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
Microsurgery 24:43-8. 2004..Therefore, we recommend this flap as an alternative for defects requiring coverages of thin to moderate skin thickness. However, it should be remembered that variations in vascular anatomy are possible... - Functional lower lip reconstruction with bilateral cheek advancement flaps: revisitation of Webster method with a minor modification in the techniqueGottfried Wechselberger
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold Franzens University of Innsbrug, Innsbruck, Austria
Aesthetic Plast Surg 26:423-8. 2002..Motor function and innervation of the lips after reconstruction was documented by clinical findings as well as electrophysiological methods... - Transfer of pedicled musculocutaneous latissimus dorsi flap for restoration of shoulder contour after neurogenic atrophyThomas Schoeller
Clinical Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Ann Plast Surg 58:694-7. 2007..Therefore, donor-site morbidity was minimal. The final esthetic appearance was pleasing, and the patient satisfaction was quite high... - Anterior neck reconstruction with pre-expanded free groin and scapular flapsMilomir Ninkovic
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Quality Control in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
Plast Reconstr Surg 113:61-8. 2004..The advantages and drawbacks of using pre-expanded free flaps in the treatment of neck burn contractures are discussed... - Gas bubbles as sonographic signs of buried muscle flap necrosisAnton H Schwabegger
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Quality Control in Plastic Surgery, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
J Ultrasound Med 22:409-11. 2003 - Improved dorsal random-pattern skin flap survival in rats with a topically applied combination of nonivamide and nicoboxilGeorg M Huemer
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold Franzens University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Plast Reconstr Surg 111:1207-11. 2003.... - Modified free paraumbilical perforator flap: the next logical step in breast reconstructionThomas Schoeller
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold Franzens University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Plast Reconstr Surg 111:1093-8; discussion 1099-1101. 2003..Results for a total of 15 patients who underwent breast reconstruction with modified free paraumbilical perforator flaps are presented, and the advantages and disadvantages of this flap are discussed... - Review of the " Chirurgia" of Giovanni de Vigo: estimate of his position in the history of surgeryRaffi Gurunluoglu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold Franzens University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
World J Surg 27:616-23. 2003..Giovanni de Vigo contributed significantly to the revival of medicine in the sixteenth century, and he can be considered as a bridge between Greek medicine of antiquity, Arabic medicine, and the Renaissance... - Skin expansion before breast reconstruction with the superior gluteal artery perforator flap improves aesthetic outcomeRaffi Gurunluoglu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, Austria
Ann Plast Surg 50:475-9. 2003..They present their surgical refinements to improve the aesthetic appearance of the breast reconstructed using the SGAP flap... - A cadaver study: the course of the inferior epigastric vesselsMaziar Shafighi
Plast Reconstr Surg 112:341-3. 2003 - Composite skin grafts for basal cell carcinoma defects of the noseRaffi Gurunluoglu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold Franzens University Clinic Innsbruck, Austria
Aesthetic Plast Surg 27:286-92. 2003..Satisfactory results, both clinically and in patient appreciation, have been obtained in both the reconstruction site and the appearance of the donor site in all patients... - Distally based abductor hallucis muscle flap: anatomic basis and clinical applicationAnton H Schwabegger
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold-Frenzens University Clinic, Innsbruck, Austria
Ann Plast Surg 51:505-8. 2003..To the authors' knowledge, this modification has not yet been described in the available literature... - Analysis of publications in three plastic surgery journals for the year 2002Georg M Huemer
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Quality Control in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Innsbruck, Austria
Plast Reconstr Surg 114:1147-54. 2004..Regarding nationality affiliation, most of the articles came from the United States (n = 229) and Europe (n = 128); in Asia, Turkey (n = 39) and Japan (n = 36) were the countries with the most published articles... - Secondary breast reconstruction with deepithelialized free flaps from the lower abdomen for intractable capsular contracture and maintenance of breast volumeRaffi Gurunluoglu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Quality Control in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
J Reconstr Microsurg 21:35-41. 2005..The long-term results (mean follow-up: 4.8 years) demonstrated an aesthetically satisfactory appearance of the breasts, with no major donor-site problems. Several advantages, as well as drawbacks, are highlighted with this technique... - Comparison of the effectiveness of gene therapy with transforming growth factor-beta or extracorporal shock wave therapy to reduce ischemic necrosis in an epigastric skin flap model in ratsGeorg M Huemer
Clinical Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria
Wound Repair Regen 13:262-8. 2005.... - Gene therapy with adenovirus-mediated VEGF enhances skin flap prefabricationRaffi Gurunluoglu
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Acibadem Hospital, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey
Microsurgery 25:433-41. 2005.... - Gracilis muscle split into two free flapsThomas Schoeller
University Hospital Innsbruck, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
J Reconstr Microsurg 19:295-8. 2003..A case is presented in which the gracilis muscle was transversely split into two free flaps for coverage of two separate defects in a patient with a multi-segment fracture of the metatarsal bones and the ankle joint... - Treatment of breast asymmetry with free adiposal flap from the lower abdomen: unsuccessful attemptThomas Schoeller
Plast Reconstr Surg 112:698-700. 2003 - Adenovirus-mediated transforming growth factor-beta ameliorates ischemic necrosis of epigastric skin flaps in a rat modelGeorg M Huemer
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute for Quality Control in Plastic Surgery, Leopold-Franzens University, Anichstrasse 35, A-1060 Innsbruck, Austria
J Surg Res 121:101-7. 2004..The results of this study raise the possibility of using adenovirus-mediated TGF-beta gene therapy to promote perfusion in random portion of skin flaps, especially in high-risk patients...