The possibility for use of venous flaps in plastic surgery

Journal Article · Tue Nov 17 04:00:00 EST 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4936048· OSTI ID:22496169

Selianinov, K. V.; Baytinger, A. V. ^[1]; Dzyuman, A. N. ^[2]

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1. Research Institute of Microsurgery, Tomsk (Russian Federation)
2. Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk (Russian Federation)

The use of venous flaps is controversial. The mechanism of perfusion of venous flaps is still not fully understood. The research was conducted on 56 white rats. In our experimental work we studied two different models of venous flaps: pedicled venous flap (PVF) and pedicled arterialized venous flap (PAVF). Our results showed that postoperative congestion was present in all flaps. However 66.7% of all pedicled venous flaps and 100% of all pedicled arterialized venous flaps eventually survived. Histological examination revealed that postoperatively the blood flow in the skin of the pedicled arterialized venous flap became «re-reversed» again; there were no differences between mechanism of survival of venous flaps and other flaps. On the 7-14th day in the skin of all flaps were processes of neoangiogenesis and proliferation. Hence the best scenario for the clinical use of venous flaps unfolds when both revascularization and skin coverage are required.

• OSTI ID: 22496169
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1688; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
BLOOD FLOW
CELL PROLIFERATION
HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
PLASTIC SURGERY
RATS
SKIN
VEINS