The use of cryopreserved venous allografts in free tissue transfers--practical and aesthetic considerations.
A case in which multiple cryopreserved allograft saphenous veins were used as vein grafts for a difficult mandible reconstruction with a free tissue transfer is reviewed. Use of allograft veins was recently reported for lower limb vascular reconstruction but not for free tissue transfers. Such grafts may represent a viable alternative to the use of autologous vein grafts and have the potential to decrease operating time and avoid necessary scars.
Liang
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MD
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA.
Narayanan
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Moosa
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HH
D000328:Adult; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*