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Tunneling of a leech into a free flap breast reconstruction
M Flurry1, N B Natoli, J M Mesa
1Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Abstract:
Leeches are well known to migrate over the surface of the treated tissues. At times, they can be located in remote locations once they become engorged and detach. We report the first case of a leech tunneling through a dermal bite wound on a breast free flap.
