The pedicled 'policeman' flap salvage of exposed vascular prosthesis - a case report.
A case report of a patient with exposed, infected, subcutaneous, extra-anatomical, vascular prosthesis is presented, which was successfully salvaged using pedicled omental flap after other reconstructive procedures had failed.
Ellabban
Mohammed
M
Plastic Surgery Unit, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK. mohammedellabban@aol.com
Oudit
Deemish
D
Lambert
Mark
M
Juma
Ali
A
D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D017211:Treatment Failure