A clinical study of end-to-end versus end-to-side techniques for microvascular anastomosis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1109-1111

  Samaha, Fouad J ^a   Oliva, Alfonso ^b   Buncke, Gregory M ^b   Buncke, Harry J ^b   Siko, Peter P ^b  

^a South Shore Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030939980     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199704000-00029     Document Type: Article

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