Characteristics and Limitations of Video-capillaroscopy in Reconstructive Microsurgery for Different Histologic Components of Flaps.

ABSTRACT: Indocyanine green, ultrasonography, and handheld Doppler can be used to evaluate blood flow at the donor and recipient site during microvascular reconstruction. However, these methods do not provide direct visualization and assessment of real-time blood flow. Video-capillaroscopy has been shown to be useful in clinical practice to assess microcirculation in rheumatologic disorders. In this report we used video-capillaroscopy to assess different tissue components involved in microvascular surgery. Seven patients who underwent head and neck oncologic microvascular reconstruction between November 2021 and February 2022 were included in this study. Video-capillaroscopy (GOKO-BscanZD, GOKO Imaging Devices Co., Ltd., Japan) was used to evaluate the donor-site and recipient-site tissue components

SUBMITTER: Escandon JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9624496 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature