Limberg skin flap for treatment of necrosis and bleeding at haemodialysis arteriovenous angioaccess puncture sites.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
; 46(3): 383-7, 2013 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the efficacy of a Limberg skin flap to treat non-infected necrosis and bleeding at angioaccess puncture sites.METHODS:
Retrospective analysis of 40 selected (no infection, necrosis <20 mm diameter) patients (25 arteriovenous fistulae [AVF], 15 grafts) treated between 1998 and 2012 by rhomboid excision, vessel repair, and a locally rotated full-thickness Limberg skin flap together with early postoperative percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA; n = 23/40). Success was defined as wound healing and angioaccess patency without complications.RESULTS:
Success rates at 1 and 6 months were 96% (24/25) and 76% (19/25), respectively, for AVF, and 80% (12/15) and 40% (6/15) for arteriovenous grafts. Complications included flap necrosis (n = 2), graft thrombosis (n = 4), minor sepsis (n = 1), death (n = 2), and new puncture site necrosis (n = 3). Four patients were lost to follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
Vessel or graft repair, PTA for distal stenoses and local debridement followed by a Limberg skin flap for tissue defects prevented further bleeding and maintained vascular access patency in 25/40 (62%) patients.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Retalhos Cirúrgicos
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Derivação Arteriovenosa Cirúrgica
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Transplante de Pele
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Hemorragia
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En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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