J Reconstr Microsurg 1997; 13(5): 313-316
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006409
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1997 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Prolonged Arterial Spasm in an Ear Replantation Without Venous Anastomosis

Aycan Kayikçioğlu, Levent Özlüoğlu, Ahmet Kizilay
  • Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery, Inönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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Publikationsverlauf

Accepted for publication 1997

Publikationsdatum:
08. März 2008 (online)

ABSTRACT

Successful ear replantations are rare. The authors report a case in which 75 percent of the ear survived with an arterial anastomosis only. An extended period of time must be allowed for relief of arterial spasm in replants with tiny vessel diameters.