Venous Anastomosis for Prevention of Venous Congestion in Distally Based Flaps

Background:. Distally based flaps are useful for the treatment of skin defects of the extremities. However, congestion in the peripheral part of the flap due to reverse flow can cause partial flap necrosis. Previously, we reported on the effectiveness of venous anastomoses to rescue peripheral conge...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jun Ihara, MD, Nobuaki Imanishi, MD, Kazuo Kishi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-12-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001585