Nucl Med Mol Imaging.
2014 Sep;48(3):241-243. 10.1007/s13139-014-0278-0.
Evaluation of Flap Tissue Viability by F-18 FDG PET/CT
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- 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-Ro 173 Beon-Gil, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 463-707, Korea. debobkr@gmail.com
- 2Department of Plastic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-Si, Korea.
- KMID: 2313202
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-014-0278-0
Abstract
- A 60-year-old man underwent vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap to reconstruct a left lateral chest wall defect. For assessment of viability of muscle flap, F-18 fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) was performed 15 days after surgery. The FDG PET/CTshowed a small metabolic defect in the left lateral chest wall. During follow-up, necrotic change of the graft was observed, and the site was in accordance with the area where the metabolic defect was observed in the FDG PET/CT. As a result, debridement and wound closure was performed. This case suggested that the FDG PET/CT should be a usefulmethod for the monitoring of muscle viability after flap surgery.
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