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External Venous Drainage (EVD) System: A Standardized Bedside Technique for Venous Congestion in Free Flaps

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT In cases of venous congestion where re‐exploration is not feasible, the external venous drainage (EVD) system provides a simple and standardized approach to maintain venous outflow, supporting flap viability through controlled dermal bleeding and local anticoagulation.
Marco Marcasciano   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

To suck or not to suck: medicinal leech therapy for lower extremity wounds in patients with peripheral arterial disease

open access: yes, 2016
International Wound Journal, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 429-430, June 2016.
Gunalp Uzun   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathogenetic mechanisms of hirudotherapy and its use in otorhinolaryngology [PDF]

open access: yesOTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, 2020
Data from studies on the pathogenetic mechanisms of saliva secretion of medical leeches, which is an important producer of unique biological active substances (BAS), is summarized. These substances have a wide range of therapeutic effects, providing a prodounced anti-inflammatory, bacteriostatic, bactericidal, fibrinolytic, neurotropic, regenerative ...
Dmytro I. Zabolotny   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Efficacy of Medicinal Leech Therapy in Diverse Clinical Applications: A Comprehensive Study from Azerbaijan

open access: yesTürkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi
Objective: Hirudotherapy (HT), the therapeutic use of medicinal leeches, has been practised for centuries, and the interest in modern medicine has recently been renewed.
Shabnam Farzali   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hirudotherapy in treatment of chronic generalised periodontitis [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin of Russian State Medical University, 2019
Chronic generalized periodontitis (CGP) is a disease associated with low susceptibility to the therapeutic protocols applied; practitioners tend to characterize it as a disease presenting certain difficulties. Therefore, the search for drugs and methods capable of increasing the efficacy of CGP therapy is an ongoing process.
T.I. Sashkina   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Methylene Blue as An Effective Antiseptic for Medicinal Leeches (Hirudo verbana)

open access: yesTürkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi
Objective: Medicinal leeches (Hirudo spp.) have been used for therapeutic purposes in humans since ancient times. Because of their growth conditions, leeches carry certain bacteria and endosymbionts (e.g., Aeromonas spp).
Sibel Doğan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experience of the use of hirudotherapy in the complex therapy of dizziness

open access: yesZaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2014
Dizziness is sufficiently widespreaded. Course hirudotherapy was included in the complex treatment 52 patients. It was found that leeching significantly improves health of patients, which is manifested as a reduction in dizziness, ataxia, disappearance ...
Yu. N. Neryanova, L. V. Kuzmenko
doaj   +1 more source

The Use of Medicinal Leeches in Plastic Surgery

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Plastic Surgery
Leech therapy, or hirudotherapy (HT), has been utilized in medicine for centuries, with applications ranging from bloodletting to modern reconstructive and plastic surgery. This paper explores the historical evolution of leech use in plastic surgery, the
Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proliferative activity of bone marrow cells of rats under the influence of biologically active substances of a medical leech

open access: yesRegulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems, 2017
Hirudotherapy has been used in medicine since time immemorial. The advantage of this type of treatment is that the bite of a leech has a restorative effect on the entire body.
R. F. Aminov, A. K. Frolov
doaj   +1 more source

Hemorrhagic shock due to hirudotherapy made with uncontrolled multiple leech bites

open access: yesÇukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2014
Hirudotherapy is a alternative treatment method using leeches. It is especially used for the treatment of pain, sialadenitis, osteoartritis and venous insufficiency.
Mustafa Yilmaz   +3 more
doaj  

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