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Suggest Treatment For Dry Gangrene In Limb While Having Diabetes/high BP
sir, i am 64 years old, diabeties from 14 years ,high blood presure from 14 years,have undergone kidney transplantation 6 years back,now i am suffering from dry gangrene due to low blood flow in lower limb. i am having lot of pain in my leg and i am not supposed to take pain killers also, what should i do ?? what best can be done for this problem. ??
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Dear sir i can understand your concerns
i am very sorry about your condition
in most of cases of dry gangrene its advisable to go for amputation.In some cases MR angiography can be performed and its possible to know where is the block.
in some cases re-connection procedure can be undertaken.
But this will differ from case to case basis.
In case of loss of viability of the tissue, amputation and replacement with prosthesis is the only option.
regards
i am very sorry about your condition
in most of cases of dry gangrene its advisable to go for amputation.In some cases MR angiography can be performed and its possible to know where is the block.
in some cases re-connection procedure can be undertaken.
But this will differ from case to case basis.
In case of loss of viability of the tissue, amputation and replacement with prosthesis is the only option.
regards
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