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2291315

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
We present a report of a 58-year-old male patient who suffered from Buerger's disease of the upper extremities verified by microscopy and angiography. Despite medical treatment and repeated thoracic sympathectomy he developed gangrene at the tip of his right thumb and index finger. Pedicled omentum was prepared through midline laparatomy, placed through subcostal incision to the subcutaneous space of the forearm and affected fingers. Rest pain disappeared by the fifth day after surgery. The omental pedicle was ligated six weeks post-operatively and the extremity mobilized. The thumb healed well. The index finger required amputation because of continuing infection. Five years postoperatively the patient has a good functioning hand in which the transferred omentum has retained its viability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-1526
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
330-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of omental pedicle for treatment of Buerger's disease affecting the upper extremities. A modified technique.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports