title: Retrograde intra-arterial infusion of prostaglandin E1 and heparin for the no-reflow phenomenon after oromandibular reconstruction with a free fibular flap.
abstract: The authors encountered a patient with a tumor of the floor of the mouth in whom the no-reflow phenomenon occurred after excision of the lesion and the mandible, followed by reconstruction using a free fibular flap. A catheter was inserted retrogradely from the point where the peroneal artery had been ligated at the time of flap preparation. Continuous intra-arterial infusion of prostaglandin E1 and heparin was performed, and the flap survived. This method salvaged free flaps subject to the no-reflow phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hataya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishigaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taki
mesh_terms: D000527:Alprostadil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005360:Fibula / Q000637:transplantation; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology