Elevated coagulation factor VIII, postoperative thrombosis and flap failure in late breast reconstruction with a free TRAM flap: A case report

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-104

  Höijer, Patrik ^a   Olsson, Eija ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coagulation disorder; Factor VIII; Free flap surgery; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOGEN; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; STREPTOKINASE; TAMOXIFEN CITRATE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN THROMBOSIS; GRAFT REJECTION; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

FACTOR VIII; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33644987747     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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