title: Combined revascularization and free-tissue transfer for limb salvage in a Buerger disease patient.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. peugeot206ccred@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Kanae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yotsuyanagi
authors.forename: Koshiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suda
authors.forename: Tamotsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kyori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ezoe
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D023821:Limb Salvage; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058017:Vascular Grafting