Egyptian Board Plastic Surgery case studies
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The Egyptian Board in Plastic Surgery is a national specialty credential for surgeons who have completed plastic surgery training in Egypt and wish to demonstrate that their knowledge and judgement meet a defined national standard. It is aimed at graduating residents and junior specialists preparing for independent practice, and it is structured around the breadth of the specialty: basic science applied to plastic surgery, core principles and techniques, reconstructive surgery including flaps, grafts and microsurgery, burns, aesthetic surgery of the face, breast and body, craniofacial and congenital conditions, head and neck oncology and reconstruction, hand and upper extremity surgery, and the professional domains of patient safety, ethics and evidence-based practice. The Egyptian Board Plastic Surgery case studies are 5 cases and about 3,435 words.
1Single-Vessel Lower Limb after Open Tibial Fracture: Free Flap Decisions
A 34-year-old man, a 20-pack-year smoker with type 1 diabetes (HbA1c 9.4%), sustained a Gustilo–Anderson IIIB open fracture of the left tibia 10 days ago. He has an external fixator, a 12 × 8 cm anterior soft-tissue defect, 6 cm of exposed, desiccated cortical bone, and an absent dorsalis pedis pulse.
791 words, about 4 min2Delayed Burn Resuscitation with Inhalation Injury and Limited Allograft
A 28-year-old woman, 62 kg, is rescued from a house fire and arrives 8 hours after injury. She has flame burns over 42% TBSA, 25% full thickness, with circumferential burns of the chest and both upper arms, singed nasal hair, carbonaceous sputum, hoarseness, and a carboxyhemoglobin of 18%.
707 words, about 4 min3Neglected Zone II Flexor Tendon Injury at Three Weeks
A 24-year-old carpenter lacerated the volar aspect of his left index finger at the base 3 weeks ago. A rural clinic irrigated and sutured the skin; no tendon repair was attempted.
712 words, about 4 min4Single-Stage Augmentation Mastopexy in a High-Risk Patient
A 39-year-old woman, BMI 32, gravida 3, and a smoker of 15 cigarettes/day, requests a single operation to lift and enlarge her breasts. She has grade III ptosis (nipple 4 cm below the inframammary fold), sternal notch-to-nipple distance of 31 cm on the right and 30 cm on the left, and a 34A cup.
658 words, about 3 min5Jehovah's Witness with Necrotizing Fasciitis: Consent and Bloodless Surgery
A 58-year-old retired teacher, a Jehovah's Witness, is admitted with a 36-hour history of rapidly spreading pain and swelling of the right forearm and hand after a rose-thorn injury. She is alert and oriented, GCS 15, and has an executed advance directive refusing all blood products, including red cells, platelets, plasma, and cell salvage.
567 words, about 3 min