Successful Pharmacological Treatment and Treatment of Large Soft-Tissue Ulceration With Split-Thickness Skin Graft in a Chronically Critical Ischemic Leg

Successful Pharmacological Treatment and Treatment of Large Soft-Tissue Ulceration With Split-Thickness Skin Graft in a Chronically Critical Ischemic Leg

The authors present the results of preoperative and postoperative prostacyclin analog treatment with skin grafting in a large ulceration of a chronic critical ischemic leg in a man who had lost his contralateral extremity 5 years ago. Healing was uneventful at the 6-month follow-up.

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of lower extremity wounds 2009-12, Vol.8 (4), p.213-214
Hauptverfasser: Firat, Cemal, Kenan Coban, Y.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Humans
Iloprost - therapeutic use
Ischemia - complications
Leg - blood supply
Leg Ulcer - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Skin Transplantation
Vasodilator Agents - therapeutic use
Wound Healing
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Zusammenfassung:The authors present the results of preoperative and postoperative prostacyclin analog treatment with skin grafting in a large ulceration of a chronic critical ischemic leg in a man who had lost his contralateral extremity 5 years ago. Healing was uneventful at the 6-month follow-up.
ISSN:1534-7346
1552-6941
DOI:10.1177/1534734609350551