Use of a mechanical microvascular anastomotic device in head and neck free tissue transfer

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 529-532

  Shindo, Maisie L ^a   Costantino, Peter D ^b   Nalbone, Vincent P ^a   Rice, Dale H ^a   Sinha, Uttam K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT PATENCY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; THROMBOSIS; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

EID: 0029992050     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1996.01890170063012     Document Type: Article

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