Vascular Waveform Analysis of Flap-Feeding Vessels Using Color Doppler Ultrasonography

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients. Vascular waveform analysis of thoracodorsal artery was performed in 8 patients, deep inferior epigastric artery in 2 patients, superior epigastric artery in 6 patients, thoracoacrominal artery in 3 patients, and lateral circumflex femoral artery in 2 patients.

Patient	Age	Sex	Disease	Selected flap	Vascular waveform analysis
1	67	M	Mediastinitis	LDMC	SEA and TDA
2	36	F	Breast cancer	LDMC	TDA
3	33	F	Breast cancer	LDMC	TDA
4	59	M	Esophageal fistula	LDMC	TDA
5	44	F	Breast cancer	LDMC	TDA
6	41	F	Breast cancer	LDMC	TDA
7	55	F	Scar contracture after burn	LDMC	TDA
8	79	F	Mediastinitis	LDMC	TDA
9	55	M	Mediastinitis	RAMC	SEA
10	78	F	Mediastinitis	RAM	SEA
11	69	M	Rectal cancer anal invasion	RAMC	DIEA
12	67	M	Mediastinitis	RAMC	SEA
13	67	F	Vaginal defect	RAMC	DIEA
14	48	F	Breast cancer	RAMC	SEA
15	68	M	Esophageal fistula	PMMC	TAA
16	67	M	Mediastinitis	PMMC	TAA
17	57	M	Mediastinitis	PMM	SEA & TAA
18	71	M	Gallbladder cancer abdominal wall invasion	TFLMC	LCFA
19	71	F	Abdominal wall incisional herniatis	TFLMC	LCFA

LDMC: lattisimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap; RAMC: rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap; RAM: rectus abdominis muscle flap; PMMC: pectoralis major musculocutaneous flap; PMM: pectoralis major muscle flap; TFLMC: tensor fascia lata musculocutaneous flap; TDA: thoracodorsal artery; SEA: superior epigastric artery; DIEA: deep inferior epigastric artery; TAA: thoracoacrominal artery; LCFA: lateral circumflex femoral artery.