Microvascular transplantation of a free omental graft to the distal extremity in dogs

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 456-465

  Roa, Daren M ^a,b   Bright, Ronald M ^a   Daniel, Gregory B ^a   McEntee, Michael F ^a   Sackman, Jill E ^a   Moyers, Tammy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Chesapeake Veterinary Referral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MACROSALB TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; DOG; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; INJURY; LIMB; MICROCIRCULATION; OMENTUM; SCINTISCANNING; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; DOGS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; MICROCIRCULATION; OMENTUM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; VEINS;

EID: 0033228088     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.1999.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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