Reverse flow as an option in microvascular recipient anastomoses

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1780-1787

  Neligan, Peter C ^a   She Yue, Horng ^b   Gullane, Patrick J ^b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTRAINTRACRANIAL ANASTOMOSIS; FACIAL ARTERY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MANDIBLE CANCER; MANDIBLE RESECTION; MOUTH CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SKIN FLAP; SUPERIOR THYROID ARTERY; TEMPORAL BONE TUMOR;

EID: 0030717528     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199712000-00021     Document Type: Article

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