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The first elective free flap in a cardiac transplant patient
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The first elective free flap in a cardiac transplant patient

R M Zuker, J Phillips, W G de Haas and M M al-Qattan
Microsurgery, Vol.16(2), pp.53-55
1995
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.1920160203
PMID: 7783605

Abstract

Bone Transplantation - methods Child Elective Surgical Procedures Female Fibula Fractures, Spontaneous - surgery Heart Transplantation - immunology Humans Immunocompromised Host Mandibular Fractures - surgery Mandibular Neoplasms - radiotherapy Microsurgery Sarcoma, Ewing - radiotherapy Surgical Flaps - methods
A case of free fibula transfer for mandibular reconstruction in a cardiac transplant patient is described. The reconstructive microsurgeon should be aware of the special requirements of these immunosuppressed patients and flap transfer should be performed in specialized centers with the interaction of different specialties to make the procedure safe and successful.

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