Immediate and delayed use of arteriovenous fistulae in microsurgical flap procedures: a clinical series and review of published cases.

Abstract:In microsurgical flap procedures, creation of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a technique of vein grafting where the vein graft is connected to recipient vessels as a flow-through loop prior to harvest and inset of the flap. Controversy exists whether this technique can be used as a 2-sta