Acute digital ischemia: A neglected microsurgical emergency. Report of 17 patients and literature review

Microsurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-213

  Leclère, Franck M P ^a,b   Mordon, Serge ^b   Schoofs, Michel ^a  

^a Department of Plastic Surgery   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ACUTE DIGITAL ISCHEMIA; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOGARTY CATHETER; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB PERFUSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; STROKE; SURGICAL THROMBECTOMY; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS; ULCER; ULNAR ARTERY; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 77950409778     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20723     Document Type: Article

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