The Influence of Angiography on Experimental Free Flap Survival

Walkinshaw,; Hh, Caffee

doi:10.1097/00000637-198202000-00008

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“…Koman and associates [12] outlined conditions for preoperative angiography as follows: donor tissues involving potentially critical arteries requiring complex dissection and having significant vascular anatomic variability should have preoperative investigation. It has been shown in one experimental study that preoperative angiography of the recipient and donor vessels does not increase the failure rate of free composite tissue transfer [17]. When these flaps are to be used in combination, preoperative definition of the regional blood supply may be useful for planning the flaps and may make the dissection quicker and easier• As is seen in this case, the thoracodorsal and the pectoral arteries arise from a common trunk and this is known beforehand, both latissimus dorsi and pectoral muscles can be used as a combined flap on a single pedicle, as shown in Fig.…”

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An anatomical variation of the thoracodorsal artery with comments on flaps based on the axillary artery

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A rare variation of the axillary artery is presented. On routine anatomical dissection in one male cadaver the thoracodorsal artery was found to originate from the acromiothoracic artery independently from the circumflex scapular artery. Numerous flaps based on the branches of the axillary artery have been described. As a result of this case, and a review of the literature to gain further knowledge of anatomical variations, it is advised that preoperative angiography is indicated prior to utilizing flaps from this area.

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