CAPELLO , C.

Objective. Indications for endoscopic transthoracic upper dorsal sympathectomy are axillary and palmar hyperhidrosis, upper extremities ischemia (due to, e.g., Raynaud's disease), and upper extremities causalgia. Methods. At present, this methodology relies on (at least) double trocar insertion (per side) and/or carbon dioxide insufflation....

Aim of this paper is to present a computer program able to provide objective and quantitative data useful to garantee the selection of the proper implant in order to obtain simmetry with the contralateral breast, in case of unilateral breast reconstruction by tissue expansion, especially for surgeons without experience or for occasional...

Background. Aim of this paper is to describe a computer program which can provide objective and quantitative data useful for the selection of the proper implant in order to obtain the symmetry with the contralateral breast in case of unilateral breast reconstruction by tissue expansion, especially for the surgeon without experience or for the...

When dealing with soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities and aiming to perform limb-sparing surgery, it is mandatory to define the extent of the tumor and the connections with the surrounding tissues and anatomic structures. We started with MR images of 256×256 pixels (each pixel represented by 12 bits), at the same slice location in a given...

To achieve a good result in the surgical treatment of unilateral breast hypoplasia, it is of the utmost importance to obtain a reasonable symmetry with the contralateral, uninvolved breast. In this paper we described a C++ computer program able to provide (supplied the semicircumference and the projection of the breasts) objective, quantitative...

When performing hair transplantation procedures, it is of the foremost importance to try to obtain the maximum survival rate possible of transplanted micrografts. The aim of our studies were: to evaluate the effects of preserving micrografts, for five hours, in an enriched storage medium in order to enhance the survival rate of hair...

The aim of this paper is to introduce a computer program developed to provide objective, quantitative data useful to ensure proper implant selection when having to use a tissue expander for soft-tissue reconstructions. The only data to be supplied are the length and the width of the defect to be reconstructed, or the projection and the...

To achieve a good result with tissue expansion for unilateral breast reconstruction, it is of the outmost importance to select an expander, the size of which will allow to obtain a semicircumference and the projection of the contralateral breast) objective, quantitative data useful to aid in proper expander selection when performing tissue...

A correct and accurate preoperative planning is fundamental for reconstructive and plastic procedures in order to obtain functional and esthetic results. The aim of this study is to describe a prototype of a software dedicated to the visualization of a 3D model from one single patient. This kind of model, generated by the manipulation of MR...