Color Doppler ultrasonography targeted reconstruction using pedicled perforator flaps —a systematic review and meta-analysis

ConclusionsThe reconstructive success rate following pedicled perforator flap reconstruction targeted by CDU appears to be high and the procedure provides a wide scope of applications and margin of safety. It is evident that the risk of venous congestion is 11 times greater in the lower extremities than the truncus, a finding that needs further attention in future studies.Level of Evidence: Level IV, risk/prognostic study
Source: European Journal of Plastic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: research