A massive arterial thrombosis of a free anterolateral thigh flap in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 447-451

  Salgarello, Marzia ^a,b   Cervelli, D ^a   Barone Adesi, L ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE CARCINOMA;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; THROMBOSIS; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53049084699     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20518     Document Type: Article

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