Abstract:Background
The utilization of an arteriovenous loop is an underreported technique that affords the creation of reliable vascular options. Understanding the efficacy and impacting variables of microvascular reconstruction with an arteriovenous loop can be critical to its use.
Methods
Multi‐institutional study of 36 patients who underwent vein grafting or AV loop with free tissue transfer.
Results
58.3% of patients received prior radiation and 38.9% prior flap reconstruction. Flap success for vein grafting was 7… Show more
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