Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Table of Contents J Reconstr Microsurg 1997; 13(8): 555-558DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006436 CASE REPORT © 1997 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. Successful Microsurgical Tissue Transfer in a Patient with Postsplenectomy Thrombocytosis Treated with Platelet-Phoresis Hung-Tao Hsiao, Shuan-Yuan Ou Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article ABSTRACT With the use of platelet-phoresis, two microsurgical free-tissue transfers were successfully undertaken in a patient with postsplenectomy thrombocytosis that had initially caused flap failure. Rapid reduction in the platelet count allowed free-tissue transfer in this patient who required early wound coverage. Full Text
