Extracorporal Shock Wave Therapy as a Delay Procedure to Improve Viability of Zone 4 An Experimental Study in a Rat TRAM Flap Model

Nacak U., Calis M., ATİLLA P., ÇETİN A., AKSU A. E.

ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.77, no.2, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 77 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/sap.0000000000000261
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: TRAM flap, radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy, zone 4, skin flap survival, ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR, BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, SURGICAL DELAY, SURVIVAL, NECROSIS, TISSUE, ABDOMINOPLASTY, EXPRESSION, GENE
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to test our hypothesis that pre-operative application of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) as a delay procedure would improve the survival of zone 4 of transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap and reduce the resulting necrotic area.