Flap salvage in a "flow-through" flap by manual thrombectomy plus thrombolytic therapy

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作者
Wechselberger, G [1 ]
Schoeller, T [1 ]
Ohler, K [1 ]
Anderl, H [1 ]
Ninkovic, M [1 ]
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[1] Univ Innsbruck, Univ Hosp Plast & Reconstruct Surg, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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10.1055/s-2007-1000155
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R61 [外科手术学];
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A delay in identifying incipient flap failure may inevitably lead to complete pedicle thrombosis and the no-reflow phenomenon. The authors report a clinical case of a lateral arm free flap that suffered complete pedicle thrombosis. They successfully salvaged this flap, a type C fasciocutaneous "flow-through" flap, by manually moving the thrombus from proximal to distal in the main flap artery. This freed the septofasciocutaneous upward-perforating branches, by smoothing and applying firm pressure to the vessel, combined with thrombolytic therapy. Their technique is offered as an alternative procedure for salvaging a failing flow-through flap.
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