Browsing by Author "Sarici, Murat"

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The Forehead Flap With Subdermal Pedicle
(Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2012) Isik, Daghan; Sarici, Murat; Garca, M. Fatih; Canbaz, Yasin; Atik, Bekir
Objective: Although the forehead flap is an axial flap, in contrary to the other axial flaps, its use as an island flap is not popular. The aim of this study is to present the patients in whom the forehead flaps with subdermal pedicle were used. Methods: The forehead flap with subdermal pedicle was used for 7 patients aged between 45 and 65 years. All patients were operated with the diagnosis of skin cancer. Four and two of the lesions were in the nasal and medial canthal regions, respectively. The lesion was involved nasal dorsum and medial chantal region together in one patient. The forehead flap was used with subdermal pedicle in all patients. The second session in which the flap was divided was performed 3 weeks after the first session. Results: Flap loss was not observed in any patients and basal cell skin cancer was diagnosed in the histopathological examination of all lesions. In five patients, within 3 months, reduced or completely dissolved depression was noted in the donor area of the flaps. Conclusion: The use of forehead flap as an island flap does not affect flap vascularity and provide less scar formation in the donor area.
Hunter's Technique Without Hunter's Rod
(Acta Medica Belgica, 2012) Atik, Bekir; Sarici, Murat; Kalender, Ali Murat; Isik, Daghan; Aydin, Osman Enver
Silicon rods initially advocated by Hunter have been widely used in two-stage flexor tendon reconstruction. Two-stage tendoplasty is an expensive procedure; with the addition of the high cost of rods, it is still more expensive. An experimental study investigated cheaper alternatives to silicon rods, but no clinical studies seem to have been reported so far. This study involved 17 patients undergoing two stage flexor tendon grafting. In all fingers, silicon urinary catheters were used as tendon prosthesis. The Wehbe et al modification of the Boyes and Stark classification was used for preoperative classification and Strickland formulation and Buck-Gramcko criteria for postoperative analysis. This clinical study showed that comparable clinical results and proper pseudosheaths for tendon grafting with similar histological and physical features can be obtained using a silicon urinary catheter which is fifty times less costly than Hunter's rod.