Embolization of a free flap nutrient artery to reduce late postoperative edema.

Adult; Angiography, Digital Subtraction; Edema/etiology; Edema/therapy; Female; Foot/blood supply; Foot/surgery; Humans; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications/therapy; Surgical Flaps/blood supply; Embolization, Therapeutic; Surgery

Disciplines :

Surgery

Author, co-author :

Heymans, Olivier; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, CHU Sart Tilman, University of Liège, Belgium. maxiplast@ulg.ac.be

Verhelle, Nicolas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences précliniques MI

Nelissen, Xavier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences précliniques MI

Dondelinger, Robert ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Radiologie - Imagerie médicale

Language :

English

Title :

Embolization of a free flap nutrient artery to reduce late postoperative edema.

Publication date :

June 2004

Journal title :

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

ISSN :

0032-1052

eISSN :

1529-4242

Publisher :

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), United States

Volume :

113

Issue :

Pages :

2091 - 2094

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

http://journals.lww.com/00006534-200406000-00031

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