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Introduction Total extra-peritoneal laparoscopic-assisted (TEP-lap-assisted) harvest of the deep inferior epigastric (DIE) vessels permits a decrease in myofascial dissection in DIEP flap breast reconstruction. We present a reliable technique that further decreases donor site morbidity in autologous breast reconstruction. Methods The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study of female subjects presenting to the senior surgeon from March 2018 to March 2019 for autologous breast reconstruction after a newly diagnosed breast cancer. The operative technique is summarized A supraumbilical camera port is placed at the medial edge of the rectus muscle to enter the retrorectus space. The extraperitoneal plane is developed using a balloon dissector and insufflation. Two ports are placed through the linea alba below the umbilicus to introduce dissection instruments. The DIE vessels are dissected from the underside of the rectus muscle. Muscle branches and the superior epigastric are ligated using a Ligasure. The DIE pedicle is ligated and the vessels delivered through a minimal fascial incision. The flap(s) is transferred to the chest for completion of the reconstruction. Results Thirty-three subjects totaling 57 flaps were included. All flaps were single perforator DIEP flaps. Mean fascial incision length was 2.0 cm. Sixty percent of subjects recovered without narcotics. Mean length of stay was 2.5 days. Flap salvage occurred in one subject after venous congestion. Two pedicle transections occurred during harvest that required perforator-to-pedicle anastomosis. Conclusions Total extra-peritoneal laparoscopic-assisted harvest of the DIE pedicle is a reliable method which.Objective Carriage of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*5701 allele increases the risk of abacavir hypersensitivity reaction. Tanespimycin Therefore, since 2008 HIV treatment guidelines recommend HLA-B*5701 screening before abacavir administration, greatly reducing hypersensitivity reaction rate. However, clinically suspected abacavir-related hypersensitivity reactions are described in allele non-carriers. Major aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between HLA-B*5701 pattern and abacavir-related hypersensitivity reaction, focusing on hypersensitivity reaction prevalence in allele non-carriers. Methods We included all outpatients aged >18 years old with HIV infection and known HLA-B*5701 pattern, followed at our Department from January 2000 until December 2017. Patients were divided according to HLA-B*5701 pattern and first antiretroviral treatment prescribed (containing or not abacavir) as follows HLA-B*5701 allele carriers treated with abacavir and HLA-B*5701 allele non-carriers treated with abacavir. We consnts. Seven of them re-experienced a syndrome consistent with hypersensitivity reaction, finally leading to drug discontinuation. Overall, no fatal reactions were described. Conclusion Not all abacavir-related side effects occur as a result of classic HLA-B*5701-mediated hypersensitivity reaction, as they can develop irrespective of HLA-B*5701 status. Clinical vigilance must be an essential part of the management of individuals starting abacavir, at any time during treatment. In a 'real-life' setting, clinical diagnosis of suspected abacavir hypersensitivity reaction in allele non-carriers remains crucial for further clinical decision making.The most common adverse drug reaction from statins are statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS), characterized by myopathy (weakness), myalgia (muscle pain), and commonly elevation in serum creatine kinase. All statins are substrates of the organic anion transporter 1B1 (OATP1B1; gene SLCO1B1), albeit to different degrees. A genetic polymorphism in SLCO1B1, c.521T>C (rs4149056), markedly decreases OATP1B1 function. The literature is currently unclear as to whether SLCO1B1 c.521T>C is significantly associated with discontinuation of atorvastatin specifically due to SAMS. Our hypothesis was that individuals carrying the SLCO1B1 decreased function 521C allele are more likely to discontinue atorvastatin due to SAMS. This was a retrospective analysis of survey data from 379 Caucasians genotyped for rs4149056 and treated with atorvastatin for at least 12 months. Crude and multivariable logistic regression, adjusted for established risk factors for SAMS, determined the association of SLCO1B1 c.521T>C with discontinuation of atorvastatin due to SAMS (SLCO1B1 521T-homozygotes vs. 521C-carriers). The sample was 51% male, with a mean age of 57 years (SD = 11). Sixty-one percent of participants reported discontinuing atorvastatin due to SAMS, and 32% overall carried the 521C allele. SLCO1B1 521C-carrier status was not a significant predictor of atorvastatin discontinuation in any model crude OR = 1.07; 95% CI, 0.68-1.66; P = 0.78 and adjusted OR = 1.07; 95% CI, 0.68-1.69; P = 0.76. The results were similar in a sub-group of participants treated with higher doses of atorvastatin (>20 mg). In summary, SLCO1B1 c.521T>C was not significantly associated with discontinuation of atorvastatin therapy due to SAMS.Reduced function alleles in the TPMT and NUDT15 genes are risk factors for thiopurine toxicity. This study evaluated the influence of Native ancestry on the distribution of TPMT (rs1142345, rs1800460 and rs1800462) and NUDT15 (rs116855232) polymorphisms and compound metabolic phenotypes in 128 healthy males from the Brazilian Amazon. The average proportion of Native and European ancestry differed greatly and significantly between self-declared Amerindians and non-Amerindians, although extensive admixture in both groups was evident. Native ancestry was not significantly associated with the frequency distribution of the TPMT or NUDT15 polymorphisms investigated. The apparent discrepancy with our previous results for NUDT15 rs116855232 in the Ad Mixed American superpopulation of the 1000 Genomes Project is ascribed to the diversity of the Native populations of the Americas. Based on the inferred TPMT/NUDT15 compound metabolic phenotypes, the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium recommendations for starting thiopurine therapy with reduced doses or to consider dose reduction applied respectively to 3-5% and to 12-20% of the study cohorts.
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