Resection of a large scalp neurofibroma using multiple overlapping string sutures to control vascularity

Resection of a large scalp neurofibroma using multiple overlapping string sutures to control vascularity

We report the excision of a large diffuse scalp neurofibroma in a 27-year-old patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. Two previous surgical attempts at removal had to be abandoned due to uncontrollable intra-operative haemorrhage. A haemostatic technique utilising multiple overlapping interrupted sut...

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Main Authors: Haider Kareem, Sabah Al-Rashed, Heinke Pülhorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:JPRAS Open
Subjects:
Diffuse neurofibroma
Scalp
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Surgical technique to control vascularity
Haemostatic technique
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587817300244

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