Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2886919 | Annals of Vascular Surgery | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Buerger disease is a limb-threatening condition occurring in young smokers, and its treatment has been a challenging problem, although a large number of medical and surgical options have been suggested. Combined surgery for revascularization and free-tissue transfer for Buerger disease is an aggressive and attractive option. This complex surgery enables successful treatment of tissue loss caused by ischemia. We performed revascularization and free-tissue transfer to the critically ischemic limb in a patient with Buerger disease. In this case, the procedure is attempted to salvage a limb from amputation.
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Authors
Kanae Ikeda, Takatoshi Yotsuyanagi, Koshiro Arai, Tetsuya Suda, Tamotsu Saito, Kyori Ezoe,