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: Riede, Friederike Sophie (Author) , Koenen, Wolfgang (Author) , Goerdt, Sergij (Author) , Ehmke, Heimo (Author) , Faulhaber, Jörg (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: November 2010
In: 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
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Author Notes:Friederike Riede, Wolfgang Koenen, Sergij Goerdt, Heimo Ehmke, Jörg Faulhaber
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Medicinal leeches for the treatment of venous congestion and hematoma after plastic reconstructive surgery by Riede, Friederike Sophie (Author) , Koenen, Wolfgang (Author) , Goerdt, Sergij (Author) , Ehmke, Heimo (Author) , Faulhaber, Jörg (Author) ,


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