title: A case of extreme upper limb surgical revascularization in Buerger's disease.
abstract: Thromboangiitis obliterans or Buerger's disease is a rare nonatherosclerotic segmental inflammatory vasculitis that most commonly involves small and medium-sized arteries, veins, and nerves of the extremities, and generally affects young tobacco smokers. A 51-year-old man was found to have critical ischemia of his left hand, with necrosis of 3 fingers. He underwent extremely distal surgical revascularization using a cephalic vein bypass graft.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department,"Policlinico G. Martino" Hospital, University of Messina, Messina, Italy mafy82@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Mafalda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massara
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department,"Policlinico G. Martino" Hospital, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Caridi
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department,"Policlinico G. Martino" Hospital, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spinelli
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*
keywords: Hand; Peripheral vascular diseases; Smoking; Thromboangiitis obliterans; Vascular surgical procedures