The effect of ultrasound-assisted liposuction and conventional liposuction on the perforator vessels in the lower abdominal wall

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 266-271

  Blondeel, Phillip N ^a   Derks, Daniëlle ^a   Roche, Nathalie ^a   Van Landuyt, Koenraad H ^a   Monstrey, Stan J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Injection study; Liposuction; Perforator; Ultrasonic energy; Vascularisation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCISION; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIPOSUCTION; MUSCLE RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKIN FLAP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0041672412     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(03)00112-7     Document Type: Article

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