A. Kayikcioglu et al., PROLONGED ARTERIAL SPASM IN AN EAR REPLANTATION WITHOUT VENOUS ANASTOMOSIS, Journal of reconstructive microsurgery, 13(5), 1997, pp. 313-316
Successful ear replantations are rare. The authors report a case in wh
ich 75 percent of the ear survived with an arterial anastomosis only.
An extended period of time must be allowed for relief of arterial spas
m in replants with tiny vessel diameters.