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Mechanical Leech Therapy to Relieve Venous Congestion
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 1995When faced with venous insufficiency following replantation or free-tissue transfer, the surgeons' first choice is surgical repair. When repair is not possible, medicinal leeches may be applied to relieve congestion. However, leeches increase the possibility of infection through their gut contents, and there are times when the available leech supply is
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Medicinal Leech Therapy: Friend or Foe
Plastic Surgical Nursing, 2016Leech therapy is the ancient practice of bloodletting or bloodsucking and is considered one of the oldest medical practices known. Its use has spanned centuries and is still used in plastic surgery practices today when performing free flaps and replants.
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Medical leech therapy in plastic reconstructive surgery
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, 2015The use of Hirudo medicinalis in clinical practice has increased in recent years. The primary indication in plastic surgery has traditionally been venous congestion. However, other reported clinical applications were in varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, and osteoarthritis.
Khosrow S, Houschyar +6 more
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Medicinal leech therapy and Aeromonas spp. infection
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2016While the use of medicinal leech therapy (MLT) in reconstructive and orthopaedic surgery is widely described, post-operative complications related to leeches remain a major concern. Aeromonas spp. strains are involved in the majority of reported cases. As surgical success rate is directly impacted, an adapted antibiotic prophylaxis should be instituted
B, Verriere +7 more
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Medical Leech Therapy (Hirudotherapy)
2019Sülüklerhalkalı omurgasızlar sınıfındadır, kan ile beslenirler ve antik dönemden beriçeşitli hastalıkları tedavi etmek için flebotomide kullanılırlar. Hirudoterapi,tedavi için tıbbi sülüklerin uygulanmasıdır. Sülük tedavisinin terapötikkullanımı köklü bir yöntemdir ve eski Mısır'a, medeniyetin başlangıcınadayanır. 20.
KÜÇÜK, M.öner, YAMAN, Ozan
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Medicinal leech therapy (Hirudotherapy) : A brief overview
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2010Hirudotherapy is a treatment using medicinal leeches. Hirudo medicinali, have been used to treat patients for centuries. In the past, leeches have proved to be an effective treatment for a number of conditions including battle wound treatment. Currently leeches may be used to assist in the treatment of abscesses, arthritis, glaucoma, myasthenia gravis,
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Journal of the history of dentistry, 2005
Bloodletting is an ancient procedure that was utilized for curing the ills of man. This article traces the use of leeches for bloodletting therapy from ancient Greek times to the Chapin Harris era in the 1840s to modern day usage by plastic surgeons. The leech is described as both a parasite and a therapeutic agent. The techniques used by both medicine
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Bloodletting is an ancient procedure that was utilized for curing the ills of man. This article traces the use of leeches for bloodletting therapy from ancient Greek times to the Chapin Harris era in the 1840s to modern day usage by plastic surgeons. The leech is described as both a parasite and a therapeutic agent. The techniques used by both medicine
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