… The saliva of the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis I: … The medicinal leech and its use
in plastic surgery: a possible … Medical leeches as sources of wound infections. Br Med J …

… A randomized control trial of leech treated venous … flaps demonstrated a significant increase
in flap survival rate,42 and in a leech treated porcine model of venous compromised flaps, …

… surgery, and traumatology.[ 2 , 9 , 10 ] This review focuses on the biology and current therapeutic
applications of the medicinal leech… gracilis flap failure following discontinuation of leech …

… The surgeon must be familiar with the use of leeches and should consider their use early,
since flaps … The use of the medicinal leech for salvage of the venous-congested flap is a safe, …

… for the leech's aversion to … medicinal leech, in its fight against flap necrosis due to venous
congestion, should remain important in the arsenal of plastic and reconstructive surgery…

… medicinal leech therapy used to treat venous congestion after reconstructive soft … flap
surgery. Culturing of the gut contents from an unused live leech from the same cohort of leeches …

… considered for nonoperative tissue salvage in plastic surgery patients. Leeches can provide
a sufficient venous outlet until flap neovascularization occurs when applied appropriately. …

… As useful as medicinal leeches are, they are not the panacea for all ills in flap and replant
surgery, and their use is not entirely innocuous. It is difficult to propose absolute …

… of venous con12 hours following surgery. In 17 of these patients, the gestion, the use of
medicinal leeches is a desirable modality … treated with medical leeches. The remaining three skin …

… regional and free flaps is not well-defined. While surgical exploration remains the gold
standard for venous congestion in these flaps, there may be cases in which surgical efforts cannot …