Reconstruction of traumatic tibial nerve defect with two parallel conduit strands: a case report.

We herein report a case of traumatic tibial nerve defect involving the ankle joint. A 16-mm-long defect was observed in a 5-mm-diameter tibial nerve. Two 3-mm-inner-diameter PGA-collagen tubes were transferred to the bifurcated tibial nerve. Satisfactory recovery was achieved at 3 year and 9 months postoperatively.

A case of inguinal lymphaticovenular anastomosis for refractory lymphatic ascites after uterine cancer surgery.

We herein report a case of refractory lymphatic ascites after uterine cancer surgery treated with bilateral inguinal lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA). LVA was performed four months after the uterine cancer surgery in a patient with refractory ascites that had developed one month after the gynecologic surgery. One year and eight months after LVA, there was no recurrence of ascites accumulation.