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J Reconstr Microsurg 2008; 24(4): 227-229
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1076095
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DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1076095
Arteriovenous Fistula Complicating an Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap Donor Site
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Publication Date:
09 May 2008 (online)
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 59-year-old woman who developed an arteriovenous fistula in her right buttock following a right inferior gluteal artery perforator flap for breast reconstruction.
KEYWORDS
Arteriovenous Fistula - perforator flap - hematoma
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Declan A LannonM.B. M.Sc. F.R.C.S.(Plast.)
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada