Miguel Gaxiola

• Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez

This is a retrospective review of surgical management for primary lymphedema. Data were extracted from 55 articles from PubMed MEDLINE, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials between the database inception and December 2022 to evaluate the outcomes of lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) and vascularized lymph node...

Background: The injection of illicit, non-regulated foreign materials is increasingly common and has negative consequences relative to the inflammatory process that ensues. Objectives: To identify anatomical and imaging characteristics after the cosmetic injection of illicit foreign materials. Methods: A retrospective review of clinical and im...

The injection of illicit, non-regulated foreign materials may trigger an autoimmune autoinflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA). A retrospective review of health records was performed to identify patients’ epidemiological and clinical characteristics. The issues analyzed were age and gender of cases, occupation, the person who administere...

Introduction: The dynamics of COVID-19 transmission occurring in familial clusters may be related to sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics of cases and contacts. The aim of this study was to identify the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission in families with more than one documented case. Methodology: Data of about 58 familiar cluster...

Introduction: Performance and selection rate of non-newly graduated physicians in a medical residency admission test as an indicator for the need of continuing education. Methods: A database comprising 153 654 physicians who took a residency admission test in the period 2014-2018 was analysed. Performance and selection rates were assessed in rel...

Introduction: Performance and selection rate of non-newly graduated physicians in a medical residency admission test as an indicator for the need of continuing education. Methods: A database comprising 153 654 physicians who took a residency admission test in the period 2014-2018 was analysed. Performance and selection rates were assessed in rel...

Introducción: En el contexto de la educación médica, la educación quirúrgica es un área con características particulares. Múltiples conceptos, modelos y teorías se han desarrollado para caracterizar la educación quirúrgica; sin embargo, la mayoría se han reportado de forma aislada. Objetivo: Identificar los principales conceptos y teorías utilizad...

Introduction: There is no globally accepted precise definition of surgical education. Educational theories and theoretical frameworks that support the teaching of surgery are fragmented and scattered, without being part of an integrated model that allow a holistic approach with academic rigour. Objective: To obtain an approximation of the concepts...

Background Studies reporting on the deep circumflex iliac artery (DCIA) free flap are restricted to a limited number of patients and areas of application. The aim of this review was to assess the reliability and versatility of the DCIA free flap during reconstruction. Methods A comprehensive review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA (Prefe...

Purpose : There is an unknown percentage of transgender and gender non-confirming individuals who undergo gender affirmation surgeries (GAS) that experiences regret. Regret could lead to physical and mental morbidity, also questioning the appropriateness of these procedures in selected patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence o...

Background: Myelomeningocele is a frequently seen condition at tertiary care hospitals. Its treatment involves a variety of plastic reconstructive techniques. Herein, we present a series of myelomeningocele patients treated using keystone flaps. Methods: We gathered information regarding soft tissue reconstruction and the use of bilateral keysto...

Background Plantar reconstruction is a complex procedure due to the paucity of tissue around the foot. Tissues used for reconstruction should provide similar properties, which can be accomplished by using ultra-thin flaps. Validated functional scales may provide essential information regarding patients’ evolution. Methods Information concerning a...

Background: Damage of the vascular system secondary to radical neck dissection and/or radiotherapy or other treatments has a negative impact on microsurgical reconstruction. The search for adequate recipient vessels is hindered by the complexity of previous procedures. Methods: A systematic review of microsurgical head and neck reconstruction in...

Objective: To identify medical school characteristics associated with performance in a medical residency admission test. Materials and methods: Performance and selection rates according to type of medical school (Student´s t-test, Chi-squared test), accreditation status (Student´s t-test) and geographic regions (Anova) were analyzed from a datab...

The characteristics of what is considered a beautiful face differ between Eastern and Western countries. The authors of this study analyzed beauty pageant contestants using a three-dimensional (3D) photogrammetric analysis tool. All of the 3D photographs were taken between October and November 2016 in Seoul, Korea. The participants were 43 Miss Kor...

Background: Recently, skin-redraping medial epicanthoplasty has emerged as an extremely effective way to minimize the resultant scar. We found that the novel skin-redraping medial epicanthoplasty technique, which has been applied to aesthetic surgery, could also be suitable for the correction of congenital epicanthus and telecanthus. Methods: We...

El tratamiento de las hipoplasias del pulgar, independientemente del síndrome clínico en el que estén incluidas, se basa en su severidad. La pulgarización, migración quirúrgica del índice hacia la posición del pulgar para sustituir su función, se reserva para los casos más severos. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 4 años de edad con Síndrome de N...

Treatment paradigm for a child with thumb deficiency or hypoplasia is based on severity, apart from other clinical features. Pollicization or surgical substitution of the thumb, most commonly using the index finger, is reserved for the most severe cases. We present the case of a 4-year-old male with Nager Syndrome. Among the most notable clinical c...