Staging arteriovenous fistula loops for lengthening of free-flap pedicles

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-125

  Taub, Peter J ^a   Chun, Jin K ^a   Zhang, Wen X ^a   Pham, Nhat D ^a   Weinberg, Hubert ^a   Silver, Lester ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; NONHUMAN; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032936373     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000082     Document Type: Article

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