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Failure due to microvascular thrombosis can lead to microvascular damage or flap loss. Recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (Alteplase) is still an off-label use but it can help to rescue free flaps when embedded in a salvage algorithm.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Presentation of case<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 39-year-old patient with received a tumor resection and reconstruction by a radial forearm flap of the left palate. Postoperatively a venous flap thrombosis occurred and immediate surgical revision was done. Initially eperfusion of the flap could not be achieved even after mechanical removal of the thrombus. Then a thrombolysis with Alteplase, which was applied directly into the radial artery, was done. The flap was salvaged and is now completely integrated into the mucosa. Flap salvage procedure was performed according to our free flap salvage algorithm.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thrombolysis with Alteplase for free flap salvage is not a common method. Pedicle thrombosis cannot be predicted. Important procedures during surgical intervention when thrombosis occurs are careful reopening, removal of thrombus, flushing with heparin. Since these procedures failed, surgeons decided to employ Alteplase to optimally rescue the flap.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The present case shows that pharmacological thrombolysis with Alteplase is an effective ultima ratio in free flap salvage with venous thrombosis, although it is still considered offlabel use. Early detection of flap failure and a clear salvage algorithm are important for successful surgical revisions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2020.09.035","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,18]],"date-time":"2020-09-18T11:40:17Z","timestamp":1600429217000},"page":"398-402","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Successful free flap salvage surgery with off-label use of Alteplase"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"75","author":[{"given":"Fatima","family":"Barhoum","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Klaus","family":"Tschaikowsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Koch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Markus","family":"Kapsreiter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Matti","family":"Sievert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sarina","family":"M\u00fcller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Miguel","family":"Goncalves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maximilian","family":"Traxdorf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Claudia","family":"Scherl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-90-20260114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"711","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-199809010-00015","article-title":"A prospective study of microvascular free-flap surgery and outcome","volume":"102","author":"Khouri","year":"1998","journal-title":"Plast. 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