1. Utility of Sentinel Flaps in Assessing Facial Allograft Rejection
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Julian J. Pribaz, Christine G. Lian, Ericka M. Bueno, Stefan G. Tullius, Maximilian Kueckelhaus, Francisco M. Marty, Bohdan Pomahac, George J. Murphy, and Sebastian Fischer
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Graft Rejection ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,610 Medical sciences ,Medicine ,Surgical procedures ,Allografts ,medicine.disease ,Surgical Flaps ,Surgery ,ddc: 610 ,Rosacea ,Allograft rejection ,Clinical question ,Biopsy ,medicine ,Humans ,Proper treatment ,Blood supply ,business ,Facial Transplantation ,Allotransplantation - Abstract
Introduction: Skin biopsies are critical for histological evaluation of rejection and proper treatment after facial allotransplantation (FAT). Many facial allografts provide only limited skin area and frequent biopsies may additionally compromise aesthetic outcome. In these cases, sentinel flaps (SFs),[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 45. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft der Plastischen, Rekonstruktiven und Ästhetischen Chirurgen (DGPRÄC), 19. Jahrestagung der Vereinigung der Deutschen Ästhetisch-Plastischen Chirurgen (VDÄPC), 52. Jahrestagung der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Plastische, Ästhetische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie (ÖGPRÄC)
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- 2015