Delaying the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) Flap and Determining the Change in SIEA Diameter and Blood Flow

Delaying the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) Flap: A Solution to the Problem of the Small Caliber of the Donor Artery

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01247129

Enrollment

Registered

2010-11-24

Start date

2009-09-30

Completion date

2010-09-30

Last updated

2010-11-24

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Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Keywords

Superficial inferior epigastric artery flap, delay phenomenon

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether delaying the superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap results in widening of diameter and enhancing of blood flow of its donor artery.

Interventions

PROCEDUREDelay procedure of SIEA flap.

Ligating the deep inferior epigastric artery ipsilaterally to the planned raising of the SIEA flap 2 weeks prior to the reconstructive procedure.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients undergoing surgery for lower extremities varicose veins

Exclusion criteria

* patients who previously underwent operations of the lower abdomen (abdominoplasty and inguinal hernia repair)

Countries

Slovenia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 29, 2026