Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE REPORT: A 35-year-old Caucasian man received a CTA of the lower two-thirds of the face, including a chin osseous segment. The face was obtained from a non-heart-beating donor. The sequence of microsurgical procedures began by performing a PHT of the CTA to the recipient's femoral vessels in the right thigh. Intraoperatively, he experienced considerable blood loss that required transfusion of 24 units of packed cells. Surgical revision was required at day 7 to remove an extensive hematoma in the right side of the CTA. The maintenance immunosuppressive regimen included steroids, mycophenolate mofetil, and tacrolimus. CONCLUSION: We have reported a case of successful provisional transplantation of a human facial allograft onto the thigh as an alternative technique in human face transplantation. PHT was a reliable alternative procedure to obtain the facial allograft from a cadaveric donor.
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Authors | D Sicilia-Castro, T Gomez-Cia, P Infante-Cossio, P Gacto-Sanchez, F Barrera-Pulido, A Lagares-Borrego, R Narros-Gimenez, A Garcia-Perla, J M Hernandez-Guisado, J D Gonzalez-Padilla |
Journal | Transplantation proceedings
(Transplant Proc)
Vol. 43
Issue 7
Pg. 2831-7
(Sep 2011)
ISSN: 1873-2623 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21911174
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Mycophenolic Acid
- Tacrolimus
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Topics |
- Adult
- Facial Transplantation
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
(administration & dosage)
- Male
- Mycophenolic Acid
(administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives)
- Neurofibromatosis 1
(surgery)
- Tacrolimus
(administration & dosage)
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