The Impossible Anastomosis: Intima-to-adventitia Suture Technique for Microanastomosis of Severely Calcified Arteries
Summary:. Microsurgery in patients with advanced atherosclerosis is challenging. Calcified vessels can hinder microanastomosis, which precludes free flap reconstruction in those patients. We present a case of a female patient with stage 4 peripheral artery disease who had undergone mastectomy becaus...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003866 |