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KMID : 0603120080170010051
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Journal of the Korean Microsurgical Society
2008 Volume.17 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.54
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Replantation of Two Fingers Preserved in Soju
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Choi Cherl-Heon
Lee Yong-Jig
Woo Sang-Hyun
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Abstract
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We experienced a case of 49-year-old male patient with amputated two fingers preserved in Soju (Korean traditional liquor, a kind of alcoholic beverages). The amputation level of the two fingers was at the distal interphalangeal joint. The Soju was not an adequate physiologic solution for preserving the amputated tissues. Even though arterial anastomosis was successful, there was no venous drainage visible in the operative field. On the first day after the initial operation, we succeeded in the anastomosis of one vein in one of the two amputated fingers. This was 12 hours after arterial anastomosis was carried out. But no venous dranage was visible in the other finger. In spite of a salvage procedure sustained with external bleeding for 7 days, this replanted fingertip eventually fell into necrosis.
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KEYWORD
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Replantation, Alcoholic beverages
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