Late salvage of a free TRAM flap

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-62

  Tse, Raymond ^a   Ross, Douglas ^a   Gan, Bing Siang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microsurgery; Salvage; Thrombosis; TRAM flap

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; KETOROLAC; PROSTACYCLIN; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOGARTY CATHETER; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; LUNG METASTASIS; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SALVAGE THERAPY; THROMBECTOMY; TISSUE NECROSIS; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR PATENCY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037951366     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(02)00480-0     Document Type: Article

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