Cryopreserved allogenic vascular graft in free-flap reconstructive microsurgery: case report

J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Aug 26;2021(8):rjab375. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjab375. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Abstract

The use of cryopreserved allogenic vascular graft in reconstructive microsurgery has rarely been reported. Here, we report a case of lower extremity reconstruction using cryopreserved hepatic artery as the vein conduit. Postoperative flap perfusion was uneventful with satisfactory wound healing, and graft patency was observed on follow-up color Doppler. Thus, cryopreserved allogenic vascular graft could be a source of vascular conduit in microsurgery.

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