Fibrin sealant: A novel method of fixation for an implantable ultrasonic microDoppler probe

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 257-262

  Bill, Timothy J ^b   Foresman, Pamela A ^b   Rodeheaver, George T ^b   Drake, David B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler probe; Fibrin sealant; Microsurgery; Postoperative monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; FIBRIN; SEALANT; SILICONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; DEVICE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FOREIGN BODY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; RAT; TECHNIQUE; WOUND;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VEINS;

EID: 0035005592     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14517     Document Type: Article

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