Anterograde Injection of Alteplase Salvages Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap in Reconstructive Breast Surgery
Summary:. The DIEP flap is currently considered the gold standard for autologous reconstructive breast surgery. Postoperative flap failure due to microvascular postanastomotic thrombotic occlusion is a rare but severe complication. Alteplase, a thrombolytic agent typically used in the setting of an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004415 |