Antiphospholipid syndrome - a rare cause of free flap thrombosis in perforator flap breast reconstruction

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-348

  Uppal, Rajan S ^a   Stillaert, Filip B ^a   Hamdi, Moustapha ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; FOGARTY CATHETER; FREE FLAP THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MAMMAPLASTY; SURGICAL FLAPS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 38949087928     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.11.016     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Levine J.S., Ware Branch D., and Rauch J. The Antiphospholipid syndrome. N Engl J Med 346 (2002) 752-763
2. Hoijer P., and Olsson E. Elevated coagulation factor VIII, postoperative thrombosis and flap failure in late breast reconstruction with a free TRAM flap: a case report. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 59 (2006) 102-104