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Flap Prefabrication – The Bridge Between Conventional Flaps and Tissue-engineered Flaps
Flap prefabrication is one of the most exciting areas in Plastic Surgery because of its bridging role between conventional reconstructive surgery and tissue engineering....
Acute Isolated Sphenoid Sinusitis
Isolated infection of the sphenoid sinus is uncommon. It usually occurs in conjunction with infection of the other paranasal sinuses. Acute isolated sphenoid sinusitis...
Case Reports of Two Biopsy-proven Patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Singapore
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is the commonest human transmissible subacute spongiform encephalopathy. It has a worldwide distribution with an estimated annual incidence of 0.5 to...
A Case of a Diaphragmatic Rupture Complicated With Lacerations of Stomach and Spleen Caused...
Diaphragmatic rupture is a recognised consequence of high-velocity blunt trauma to the abdomen and chest and also has been reported in 0% to 5%...
Initial Experience of Macular Translocation in Singapore – One-year Results
Choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) is a devastating complication of macular degeneration and a major cause of irreversible vision loss in many developed countries. The most...
Imaging Findings in Acute Neck Infection due to Pyriform Sinus Fistula
Pyriform sinus fistula is a developmental abnormality of the 3rd or 4th branchial pouch. It usually presents in childhood as acute inflammatory swelling of...
The Importance of High Resolution Chromosome Analysis in the Diagnosis of Birth Defects: Case...
Optimal chromosome preparation is a function of many factors. These include cell density culture initiation, optimal time for harvest, concentration and exposure duration to...
Cutaneous Mycobacterium haemophilum Infections in Immunocompromised Patients in a Dermatology Clinic in Singapore
Mycobacterium haemophilum is a nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that is increasingly recognised as a cause of cutaneous, joint, or pulmonary infections in immunocompromised patients and...
Early Appendicitis – A Safe Diagnosis?
Appendicitis is the most common surgical condition of the abdomen. At laparotomy, an inflamed appendix is removed once it is found, and further exploration...
A Case of Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy
Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD) is a recently described and recognised fibrosing disorder occurring in patients with renal disease. The condition resembles scleromyxoedema clinically and...