Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 58-year-old male patient had diagnosed with Buerger's disease for 30 years. Patient referred us with non-healing scar on his right thumb. In another center, amputation was suggested due to his non-healing scar. We have assessed the patient multidisciplinary with cardiovascular and plastic reconstructive esthetic surgery for non-healing scar. During the multidisciplinary surgical treatment we applied radial artery endarterectomy, cross finger flap reconstruction, after operation medically we have treated with cilostazol. Patient's scar completely healed. Follow up one year patient have no problem and radial artery in angiography was opened.
Authors: Uğur Göçen, Atakan Atalay, Lutfi Murat Deniz
Institutions: Cukurova University, Igdir State Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2012545657