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Successful upper labial replantation after 17 hours of ischemia: case report
Y Hirasé1, T Kojima, J Hayashi
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
|September 1, 1993
Abstract:
This report presents successful replantation of the upper lip after 17 hours of ischemia. In spite of successful venous anastomoses, the postoperative use of leeches was necessary because of severe congestion. However, sensory and functional recovery was excellent.