Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to K Atabay.
A patient with exstrophy of the bladder in whom we performed vulva reconstruction using a tissue-expansion technique and local flaps was presented. The ultimate result was in concert with the anatomic characteristics of normal external genitalia with regard to type of skin, pigmentation, hair pattern, quality of circulation, and sensory supply.
A case of xeroderma pigmentosum with multiple skin tumors on the face that was treated with total excision and replacement of face skin except the eyelids with a monoblock full-thickness abdominal skin graft is reported. The quality and tumor-free features of the monoblock full-thickness skin graft in xeroderma pigmentosum are indicated. Despite the increased morbidity of the donor region, the radical surgical approach advocated here has improved the prognosis in the case reported.
This paper presents a simple method of carrying deeply located recipient vascular structures to the surface in order to facilitate end-to-side anastomoses in free-flap transplantations.
Scar tissue and leukoderma-type discoloration of the skin due to deep burns are treated by dermabrasion and thin split-thickness skin-graft application. This method was applied to 18 patients on whom the treated lesion sites were located as follows: 8 in the facial area, 9 on the extremities, and 1 on the neck. Adequate repigmentation and flat surfaces were obtained in all patients at the end of 6 months, and results persist at the end of a considerable follow-up period (1 to 4 years). The technique, advantages, disadvantages, and results are discussed.
A case of atypical cleft palate abnormality that had not been identified before in a 9-year-old girl is presented. The cleft was localized laterally and in an oblique position at the soft palate. The patient had cleft palate repair. Finally, she had acceptable soft palate movements and speech.