Tram flap vascular delay for high-risk breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 1615-1622

  Codner, Mark A ^a   Bostwick, John ^a   Nahai, Foad ^a   Bried, Jean T ^a   Eaves, Felmont F ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGE; PERFUSION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0028884613     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199512000-00015     Document Type: Article

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