Madaras Timea

Dr. Madaras Timea

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1Year (2026-Present)

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MTMadaras Timea
Madaras Timea
MBMara Bărăbancia-Romete
Mara Bărăbancia-Romete
RBRuxandra-Florina Bodog
Ruxandra-Florina Bodog
HDHorațiu-Paul Domnariu
Horațiu-Paul Domnariu
KBKlara Brânzaniuc
Klara Brânzaniuc
Cristian TrambitasCristian Trambitas
Cristian Trambitas
Background/Objectives: Prominent ears, affecting approximately 5% of the population, can cause significant psychosocial distress without functional impairment. Methods: This retrospective single-center study evaluated a cartilage-cutting otoplasty technique augmented by three triangular fascioperichondrial flaps in 40 patients (80 ears), aged 6–37 years (mean age: 13 years), treated between 2022 and 2024 at Târgu Mureș County Emergency Hospital. Results: Preoperative helical–mastoid distances (HMD) were elevated, superior: 21 mm, middle: 22 mm, inferior: 21 mm; concho-mastoid angle (CMA) averaged ~50°. Surgery involved postauricular skin excision, selective conchal cartilage resection, and flap fixation to the mastoid periosteum for stabilization. Measurements at immediate postoperative and 6-week follow-up showed significant reductions: superior HMD by 10 mm (immediate) and 9 mm (6 weeks), middle by 9 mm and 8 mm, inferior by 4 mm and 4 mm, CMA by 27° and 26° (all p < 0.001). Stability between postoperative and 6-week intervals was confirmed by ANOVA (no significant differences). Patient satisfaction was excellent: 75% very satisfied and 22% satisfied (97% overall positive), with no correlation with age or sex. Conclusions: This hybrid approach offers reliable correction, natural contours, and low postoperative complications, representing a feasible option in otoplasty. Longer-term prospective trials are recommended.

26 February 2026 in Diagnostics
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EAEmil Marian Arbanasi
Emil Marian Arbanasi
CTCristian Trâmbițaș
Cristian Trâmbițaș
CCConstantin Claudiu Ciucanu
Constantin Claudiu Ciucanu
RKRéka Kaller
Réka Kaller
EAEliza Mihaela Arbănași
Eliza Mihaela Arbănași
RERussu Eliza
Russu Eliza
Background: Non-anastomotic pseudoaneurysm formation due to very late prosthetic graft failure after femoropopliteal bypass is exceptionally rare. Case Presentation: We describe a 73-year-old blind man who presented with rapid enlargement of a mid-thigh mass on the left side, associated with skin necrosis. His history included advanced atherosclerosis with bilateral superficial femoral artery occlusion and prior femoropopliteal bypasses: a right-sided great saphenous vein graft (2006) and a left-sided Dacron® graft (2008). Computed tomography angiography revealed a giant pseudoaneurysm originating from the mid-portion of the left bypass graft (13.8 × 16.5 cm) with active contrast extravasation and distal popliteal artery occlusion, as well as a large, well-defined lateral thigh lipoma. Open surgery revealed structural graft disruption within the prosthetic body and a large chronic pseudoaneurysm sac containing organized thrombus. En bloc pseudoaneurysm excision and graft exclusion without reconstruction were performed, followed by soft-tissue reconstruction. The postoperative course was uneventful, with complete wound healing by four weeks and no ischemic symptoms during 18 months of follow-up. This exceptionally late prosthetic graft complication underscores the need for long-term surveillance in patients with lower-limb bypass grafts. Conclusions: This case highlights that prosthetic graft failure may occur very late and present insidiously. Recognition of this rare complication is essential for timely diagnosis and individualized surgical management.