Review of monitoring free muscle flap transfers in reconstructive surgery: role of 99mtc sestamibi scintigraphy
Nuclear Medicine Communications, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.91-98, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00006231-200601000-00013
- Dergi Adı: Nuclear Medicine Communications
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.91-98
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Free muscle flap, Scintigraphy, Viability
- Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Free tissue transfer is a method of moving any tissue from a donor area of the body to a recipient site and re-attaching the arteries and veins to the blood vessels at the recipient site by microvascular surgery. Improved microsurgical techniques have resulted in a high percentage of successful free tissue transfers. Post-operative monitoring of tissue viability can detect early problems in free tissue transfer which may allow early intervention and salvage. Although many flap monitoring methods have been described, there is still no consensus on which of these techniques will become the standard accepted method for monitoring free muscle flaps. In present study, we investigated the use of 99mTc sestamibi scintigraphy in determining free muscle flap viability and complications, and also in directing treatment. © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.