Clinical Presentation A 63-year-old White male underwent a wide local excision of his upper back soft tissue sarcoma by the surgical oncology service, which left a 12 × 12 cm large soft tissue defect down to the deep muscle. The plastic surgery…
Clinical Presentation A 66-year-old White male had a renal transplantation for end-stage renal disease secondary to polycystic kidney disease by the transplant surgery service. He also had 50 pack-year of smoking history. He had chronic hypoalbuminemia caused by peritoneal dialysis.…
Clinical Presentation A 36-year-old White male sustained extensive thermal burn and had excisions and skin graft procedures on his trunk, axilla, and upper extremity. He also developed compartment syndrome and subsequently underwent a decompression procedure for compartment syndrome release. He…
Case 1 Clinical Presentation The plastic surgery service was asked by the surgical oncology service to evaluate a 53-year-old White male with esophageal discontinuity after esophagectomy for cancer and failure of two previous esophageal reconstructions. The patient’s condition began 5…
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 49-year-old White female underwent right total pneumonectomy for stage IIIA nonsmall cell lung cancer. She had preoperative radiation and chemotherapy for treatment of her advanced cancer. About 2 weeks postoperatively, she was found to have right…
Clinical Presentation A 19-year-old White female had a large soft tissue mass in her lower chest and sternal area. Preoperative biopsy showed desmoid type of fibromatosis. She underwent resection of this soft tissue mass by the pediatric cardiothoracic surgery service…
Clinical Presentation A 74-year-old White female suffered a lateral chest wound and had a partial breast defect secondary to wound debridement, complicated by the previous minimally invasive right lobectomy. Apparently, she had a seroma formation in the area, which had…
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 72-year-old Iranian male with multiple medical problems, including coronary artery disease, severe aortic valve stenosis, chronic occlusive pulmonary disease, and congestive heart failure, underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and aortic valve replacement as part of…
Clinical Presentation A 29-year-old White female had a thermal burn injury to her right hand. She sustained a large soft tissue open wound, measuring 9 × 6 cm, over her palmar hand with the underlying bones and flexor tendons exposed. The palmar…
Clinical Presentation A 41-year-old White male had a degloving injury of his right hand as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He sustained a large soft tissue open wound, measuring 9 × 8 cm, over his dorsal hand with the underlying…