Delaying the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) Flap and Determining the Change in SIEA Diameter and Blood Flow

University Medical Centre Ljubljana26 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether delaying the superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap results in widening of diameter and enhancing of blood flow of its donor artery.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

Delay procedure of SIEA flap.PROCEDURE

Ligating the deep inferior epigastric artery ipsilaterally to the planned raising of the SIEA flap 2 weeks prior to the reconstructive procedure.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients undergoing surgery for lower extremities varicose veins Exclusion Criteria: * patients who previously underwent operations of the lower abdomen (abdominoplasty and inguinal hernia repair)

Locations (1)

University Medical Centre Maribor

Maribor, Slovenia

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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