Medicinal leeches for the treatment of venous congestion and hematoma after plastic reconstructive surgery
Background: Leeches were used for medical purposes as long as 2 000 years ago in ancient Egypt. In recent years the use of medicinal leeches became rather popular again, e. g. to improve blood circulation in ischemic tissue after reconstructive plastic surgery. Patients and Methods: In a single cent...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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November 2010
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Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
Year: 2010, Volume: 8, Issue: 11, Pages: 881-888 |
| ISSN: | 1610-0387 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07473.x |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07473.x Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07473.x |
| Author Notes: | Friederike Riede, Wolfgang Koenen, Sergij Goerdt, Heimo Ehmke, Jörg Faulhaber |