Clinical Significance of Hyperhomocysteinemia in Free Flap Failure: A Case Report

Abeje Brhanu Menjeta; Hyung Hwa Jeong; Tae Hyung Kim; Seongsu Jeong; Changsik John Pak; Hyunsuk Peter Suh; Joon Pio Hong

doi:10.1055/a-2336-0262

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Clinical Significance of Hyperhomocysteinemia in Free Flap Failure: A Case Report

Abeje Brhanu Menjeta,
Hyung Hwa Jeong,
Tae Hyung Kim,
Seongsu Jeong,
Changsik John Pak,
Hyunsuk Peter Suh,
Joon Pio Hong

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Abeje Brhanu Menjeta: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Hyung Hwa Jeong: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Tae Hyung Kim: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Seongsu Jeong: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Changsik John Pak: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Hyunsuk Peter Suh: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Joon Pio Hong: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2336-0262

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Failure of a microvascular free flap remains rare, yet multiple failures can occur, particularly in the presence of hypercoagulable conditions. This case series highlights our experience with a rare hypercoagulable state: hyperhomocysteinemia.

Published in Archives of Plastic Surgery

ISSN: 2234-6163 (Print); 2234-6171 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00051611

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