title: Successful delayed nose replantation following a dogbite: arterial and venous microanastomosis using interpositional vein grafts.
abstract: The nose is one of the most important aesthetic units of the face. Following traumatic amputation, although technically very challenging, replantation is undoubtedly the procedure of choice. We present the first successful replantation of a partially amputated nose subjected to an ischaemic time of over 12 h. The injury was sustained following a dog-bite and inter-positional vein grafts were used to re-establish both arterial and venous blood flow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom. Electronic address: onurgilleard@aol.com.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gilleard
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smeets
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Martin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012092:Replantation; D058017:Vascular Grafting; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Nasal replantation; Nose replant