Management of Epirubicin Extravasation Injuries of the Hand with Debridement and Flap Cover—A Case Series

Chemotherapy extravasation injury is an iatrogenic injury due to extravasation of the drug from the vessel during infusion therapy. Among various chemotherapeutic drugs, DNA binding vesicants like epirubicin and doxorubicin can lead to extensive tissue necrosis following extravasation. They are comm...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Yellinedi, Mukunda Reddy Damalachervu, Rambabu Nuvvula, Subramanyeshwar Rao Thammineedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2023-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1774787