A rare variant of the radial artery: Clinical considerations in raising a radial forearm flap

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 445-447

  Sasaki, K ^a   Nozaki, M ^a   Aiba, H ^a   Isono, N ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anatomical variation; Radial artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FOREARM; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 0034234251     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3294     Document Type: Article

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