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An easy method for monitoring free jejunal transfer by detecting peristalsis using echography

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We present a simple procedure for monitoring a free jejunal flap. Peristalsis is assessed by echography every 4 h during the first 3 postoperative days and once a day during the following 4 days. When peristalsis is not seen, it is stimulated by pushing on the skin and is again observed. This method has been used in five patients, and peristalsis was detected in all five. This method is simple, inexpensive, and noninvasive; thus it is a very effective technique for free jejunal flap monitoring

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nagahama Red Cross Hospital, 14-7 Miyamae-cyo, Nagahama-shi, Shiga, Japan, , , , ,

    Nobuyuki Yamada & Masato Kurokawa

  2. Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo Collage of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan, , , , ,

    Masao Kakibuchi

  3. Department of Plastic Surgery, Rinku General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan, , , , ,

    Hikaru Kitayoshi

  4. Department of Plastic Surgery, Osaka Seamans' Insurance Hospital, Osaka, Japan, , , , ,

    Hisashi Hikasa

  5. Department of Plastic Surgery, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, , , , ,

    Kenji Yano & Ko Hosokawa

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  1. Nobuyuki Yamada
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Yamada, N., Kakibuchi, M., Kitayoshi, H. et al. An easy method for monitoring free jejunal transfer by detecting peristalsis using echography. Eur J Plast Surg 25, 284–286 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-002-0400-x

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