Rationale for and efficacy of digital arterial reconstruction in scleroderma: Report of two cases

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 263-267

  Tomaino, Matthew M ^a   King, John ^a   Medsger, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital arterial reconstruction; Scleroderma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; HEALING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCLERODERMA; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SYMPATHECTOMY;

EID: 0036261427     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-30181     Document Type: Article

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