Evaluation of the Microvascular Blood Flow, Oxygenation, and Survival of Tarsoconjunctival Flaps Following the Modified Hughes Procedure.

Summary, in English

For the modified Hughes procedure, a tarsoconjunctival flap from the upper eyelid is used to reconstruct large, full-thickness, lower eyelid defects. The conjunctival pedicle is divided once vascularization is deemed to be adequate. The importance of maintaining a flap pedicle to ensure adequate perfusion of the graft has been questioned. The purpose of the study was to investigate the microvascular blood flow, oxygenation, and survival of a tarsoconjunctival flap in an experimental porcine model of the modified Hughes procedure.

• Author: Khashayar Memarzadeh; Lotta Gustafsson; Jonas Blohmé; Malin Malmsjö
• Department/s: Ophthalmology, Lund; Division of Microbiology, Immunology and Glycobiology - MIG; Medicine/Emergency Medicine, Lund
• Publishing year: 2016-11
• Language: English
• Pages: 468-472
• Publication/Series: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 6
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26669289?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000000598
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Topic: Ophthalmology
• Status: Published
• Project: Flap monitoring during oculoplastic reconstructive surgery using new non-invasive imaging techniques; Perfusion Monitoring During Oculoplastic Reconstructive Surgery - Opportunities for Optimization of Surgical Techniques
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1537-2677