Lower limb varicose veins in free fibula flap reconstruction: a surgical case report and scoping review
Sebastian Holm, Reza Tabrisi · 2026
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Description
Sebastian Holm and Reza Tabrisi present a surgical case in which a jaw was rebuilt with a bone flap from the lower leg of a patient who had varicose veins. This free fibula flap method is the gold standard after oral cancer removal, yet almost nothing is written about whether ropey leg veins endanger the flap. The report details how venous congestion was handled during the operation and how the patient fared afterward. A scoping review searched for any related publications.
The review found only two relevant papers in the entire literature. With evidence that thin, the authors refuse any causal claim linking surface varicose veins with flap trouble. They frame the case as hypothesis-generating and name the gap plainly. Their call is for research on whether targeted vein checks before surgery would help selected patients, rather than assuming the finding is harmless or dangerous.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sebastian Holm, Reza Tabrisi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |