J Reconstr Microsurg 2005; 21(6): 355-357
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-915201
Copyright © 2005 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Salvage of a Radial Forearm Flap Transferred onto a By-Pass Graft with Conversion from a High-to-Low-Resistance Circulatory Pattern: Case Report

Darrell Brooks1 , Rudolf F. Buntic1 , Nahn Nguyen1
  • 1Buncke Clinic for Transplanatation and Replantation, San Francisco, California
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Publication History

Accepted: April 25, 2005

Publication Date:
12 August 2005 (online)

ABSTRACT

With a radial forearm flap, a flow-through flap can be designed to help decrease overall resistance, if an adequate distal arterial target is available. When this is not possible, creation of an arteriovenous fistula is an option to salvage a high-resistance flap transferred onto a high-flow arterial system.

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