Monitoring the free radial forearm flap in pharyngo-oesophageal reconstruction
| Autor: | Toshinari Watanabe, Yoshinori Hataya, Sunao Furuta, Yoshimasa Ishigaki |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Skin flap Surgical Flaps Postoperative management Esophagus Monitoring Intraoperative medicine Humans Aged Skin Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms Radial forearm flap medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Forearm flap Small island Capillary refill eye diseases Surgery Forearm Otorhinolaryngology Pharynx business Perfusion |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 50:40-42 |
| ISSN: | 0007-1226 |
| Popis: | Monitoring the viability of the free radial forearm flap after pharyngo-oesophageal reconstruction poses technical problems. A method of monitoring using a small island flap elevated distal to the main forearm flap is presented. This monitor flap is easy to elevate. It is placed externally and provides information about the perfusion of the buried reconstruction flap. Postoperative management requires only assessment of tissue colour, turgor, capillary refill and bleeding, as for standard skin flap monitoring. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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