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Vascularised composite allotransplants: Transplant of upper extremities and face
Transplantation of solid organs and bone marrow has become a highly acceptable and often the only available clinical solution in many situations. It has been practiced across the globe for quite a long time since the first kidney transplant in 1954. Transplantation of tissues other than these, which...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26424972 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.163037 |
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description | Transplantation of solid organs and bone marrow has become a highly acceptable and often the only available clinical solution in many situations. It has been practiced across the globe for quite a long time since the first kidney transplant in 1954. Transplantation of tissues other than these, which was termed composite tissue allotransplantation and currently as vascularised composite allotransplantation (VCA) is gaining acceptance as a solution for complex reconstructive problems. This involves the transfer of multiple types of tissue such as bone, muscle, nerve, skin and blood vessels. The advantage of these over the conventional reconstructive methods is its ability to give aesthetically and functionally superior equal composite substitute to the missing or deformed part. The composite tissues transplanted commonly include the upper extremities, face and abdominal wall. Among these, hand transplants were the first to be done and have been carried out more than any other VCA. This article reviews the current scenario of VCA especially of the hand and face, in the light of experience of the two bilateral hand transplants done recently in India. |
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spelling | pubmed-45644912015-09-30 Vascularised composite allotransplants: Transplant of upper extremities and face Iyer, Subramania Indian J Plast Surg Prof. Mira Sen (Banerji) CME Article Transplantation of solid organs and bone marrow has become a highly acceptable and often the only available clinical solution in many situations. It has been practiced across the globe for quite a long time since the first kidney transplant in 1954. Transplantation of tissues other than these, which was termed composite tissue allotransplantation and currently as vascularised composite allotransplantation (VCA) is gaining acceptance as a solution for complex reconstructive problems. This involves the transfer of multiple types of tissue such as bone, muscle, nerve, skin and blood vessels. The advantage of these over the conventional reconstructive methods is its ability to give aesthetically and functionally superior equal composite substitute to the missing or deformed part. The composite tissues transplanted commonly include the upper extremities, face and abdominal wall. Among these, hand transplants were the first to be done and have been carried out more than any other VCA. This article reviews the current scenario of VCA especially of the hand and face, in the light of experience of the two bilateral hand transplants done recently in India. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4564491/ /pubmed/26424972 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.163037 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Prof. Mira Sen (Banerji) CME Article Iyer, Subramania Vascularised composite allotransplants: Transplant of upper extremities and face |
title | Vascularised composite allotransplants: Transplant of upper extremities and face |
title_full | Vascularised composite allotransplants: Transplant of upper extremities and face |
title_fullStr | Vascularised composite allotransplants: Transplant of upper extremities and face |
title_full_unstemmed | Vascularised composite allotransplants: Transplant of upper extremities and face |
title_short | Vascularised composite allotransplants: Transplant of upper extremities and face |
title_sort | vascularised composite allotransplants: transplant of upper extremities and face |
topic | Prof. Mira Sen (Banerji) CME Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26424972 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.163037 |
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