Delaying the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) Flap and Determining the Change in SIEA Diameter and Blood Flow

The purpose of this study is to determine whether delaying the superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap results in widening of diameter and enhancing of blood flow of its donor artery.

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms Breast Diseases Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

University Medical Centre Maribor

Maribor, 2000, Slovenia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

patients undergoing surgery for lower extremities varicose veins

Exclusion criteria

patients who previously underwent operations of the lower abdomen (abdominoplasty and inguinal hernia repair)

Treatment and study plan

Delay procedure of SIEA flap.

Procedure

Ligating the deep inferior epigastric artery ipsilaterally to the planned raising of the SIEA flap 2 weeks prior to the reconstructive procedure.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Other

Collaborators

University Medical Centre Maribor

Registry information

Official study title

Delaying the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) Flap: A Solution to the Problem of the Small Caliber of the Donor Artery

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Nov 24, 2010
Registry last updated: Nov 24, 2010

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