Biomedical subjects

Mustafa Sengezer

Publications and source records attributed to Mustafa Sengezer.

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PubMed2002

Versatility of the medial plantar flap: our clinical experience.

The medial plantar flap presents an ideal tissue reserve, particularly for the reconstruction of the plantar and palmar areas, which require a sensate and unique form of skin. In the past 5 years, the authors performed 16 free flaps, 10 locally pedicled flaps, and five cross-leg flaps on 31 patients for the reconstruction of palmar and plantar defects. All flaps transferred to the palmar area survived, providing good color match and sufficient bulkiness. The overall results were satisfactory in terms of function and sensation, and no complications related to flap survival in the plantar area were observed. All flaps used to cover defects in the heel and ankle region adapted well to their recipient areas, and all lower extremities remained functional. Because the medial plantar flap presents glabrous, sensate skin with proper bulkiness and permits the movement of underlying structures, the authors advocate its use and view this procedure as an excellent alternative in the reconstruction of palmar and plantar weight-bearing areas.

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An unusual complication of a Medpor implant in nasal reconstruction: a case report.

There are few implant materials which have been successfully used for nasal reconstruction. Of these, the medpor implant is the most accepted alloplastic material for reconstruction of the nasal framework. Here, an unusual complication of a medpor implant in nasal reconstruction is presented. A 24-year-old medical student suffering from a saddle nose deformity after a primary rhino plasty was admitted to our department. The medpor nasal implant was used to restore the nasal dorsum. The surgical result was appreciated by the patient. No problem was encountered during two years after surgery. Recently, the patient suffered from an asymmetry of the nasal dorsum. The physical examination revealed a step on the nasal dorsum with caudal mobility of the implant. The nasal implant was suspected to be broken. Multislice CT scan and ultrasonographic imaging of the implant were obtained. The radiologic evaluation of the region confirmed the fracture of the medpor nasal implant. Nasal reconstruction with a medpor implant is a good choice with low complication rates. This is the first case in the literature reporting a broken medpor nasal implant. Moreover, in this study a new method is described for imaging the medpor implant material.

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An unusual burn injury caused by a car battery.

In a car battery accident, a 21-year old man sustained a band of deep burn involving the dorsoradial aspect of the wrist. He was treated by excision and grafting on the third day after injury. A metal watchstrap that the patient was wearing, with evidence of the arching phenomenon on it, short-circuited the battery of the vehicle. Although the underlying etiology that triggered the events leading to thermal injury was an electrical accident, the current did not pass through any part of the patient's body, as what happens in an electrical injury. In our current understanding, the pathophysiology of electrical injury dictates the transmission of current through living tissues, leading to a specific type of tissue damage that should be distinguishable from the type that results from a usual thermal injury, as it happened in our case.

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