Preoperative perforator localization in anterolateral thigh free flap using acoustic doppler and computed tomography angiography.

Sungryeal KimHye Ran LeeJu Hyun YunJisun YangJeon Yeob JangYoo Seob ShinChul-Ho Kim

Published in: Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology (2022)

A circle with a radius equivalent to the CTA-assessed depth of the perforator successfully predicted the location of the perforator in almost all cases. Depth of the perforator measured by CTA combined with Doppler-identified location can help safely locate the perforator during ALTF harvesting.Level of Evidence: 4.

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