[Endoscopically assisted lipectomy]. / Endoskopski asistirana sukcija lipoma.

The aim of the study was to compare lipectomy and endoscopically assisted lipectomy. In a group of 32 patients with cytologically verified lipoma, 16 patients underwent classic lipectomy and endoscopically assisted lipectomy each. At 12-month follow up, there was no difference in the number of lipoma recurrences between the two techniques. Endoscopically assisted lipectomy proved to be a safe method with excellent cosmetic result and shorter recovery period for patients at the same risk of recurrent lipomas.

[Surgical and radiotherapy in treatment of postauricular keloids--case report]. / Kirurska i iradijacijska terapija u lijecenju postaurikularnih keloida.

Treatment of keloid remains a great challenge for clinicians, in spite of numerous therapeutic regimens reported in the literature to date. Earlobe or postauricular regions are predominant locations for postoperative keloids due to the treatment of lop ears. There are several treatments that include intralesional steroid injections, surgical excision, cryotherapy, laser therapy, radiotherapy and pharmacotherapy. A case is presented with fourth recurrence of keloids after surgical treatment of lop ears with final satisfactory outcome after combined therapy that included surgical excision, skin flap transposition and radiotherapy. It is concluded that interdisciplinary approach that includes a combination of surgery and radiotherapy results in a satisfactory outcome of keloid treatment.

[Importance of medical treatment in second echelon during war in Croatia, example--war surgical hospital in Garesnica]. / Znacenje bolnica II. Esalona u sanitetskom zbrinjavanju u domovinskom ratu na primjeru ratne kirurske bolnice u garesnici.

At beginning of 1991, the increasing necessity of emergency surgical treatment of wounded persons in Croatia led to the formation of mobile surgical teams. However, this system was abandoned due to many problems and echelon health division was formed. One of the war surgical hospitals (second echelon) was the War Surgical Hospital Garesnica. In this study, materials of the Croatian War Veterans Ministry, Ministry of Defense, Garesnica War Surgical Hospital and Garesnica Defense Office archive were used. We analyzed the number and localization of wounds, and describe the organization, work and results of the War Surgical Hospital in Garesnica. During the work of the War Surgical Hospital in Garesnica, 909 surgical examinations were performed, 521 wounded were surgically treated (45% civilians and 55% soldiers), 331 wounded were operated on, 5 lethal outcomes were recorded, 68% of wounds were localized on the extremities, 19% on the thorax and abdomen, and 13% on the head end neck. In this article the organization and work of the War Surgical Hospital in Garesnica is described, which had a major role in providing emergency medical care to people wounded in west Slavonia.

[Trauma of the brachial plexus and associated vascular injury--a case report]. / Traumatska ozljeda brahijalnog pleksusa s ozljedom krvnih zila--prikaz bolesnika.

Acute vascular trauma in the axillary region is usually associated with brachial plexus injury and presents a great challenge to surgeon and formidable obstacle to restore a useful limb function. Interdisciplinary operative and postoperative approach is mandatory providing an optimal care of these severe patients. Here we present a case of neurovascular trauma that affected axillary artery and vein, complete transection associated with complete transection of the brachial plexus. Immediately after admission emergency surgery was performed and in postoperative follow up, after several operations and rehabilitation that continued for 24 months, entire functional recovery was achieved without any disabling consequences.