Immediate use of medicinal leeches to salvage venous congested reverse pedicled neurocutaneous flaps

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 277-282

  Gideroglu, Kaan ^a   Yildirim, Serkan ^a   Akan, Mithat ^a   Akoz, Tayfun ^a  

^a Kartal Dr Lutfu Kirdar Educ R ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Leech therapy; Neurocutaneous flaps; Venous congestion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PERFUSION; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRIC BURN; FEMALE; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; LEECH; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; REVERSE PEDICLED NEUROCUTANEOUS FLAP; SALVAGE THERAPY; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENOUS CONGESTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEECHES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0242361790     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310310002958     Document Type: Article

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