Management of significant venous discrepancy with microvascular venous coupler

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 377-380

  Sullivan, Scott K ^a   Dellacroce, Frank ^a   Allen, Robert ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gluteal artery perforator flap; Microvascular venous coupling; Perforator breast reconstruction; Venous discrepancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INTIMA; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MICROVASCULAR VENOUS COUPLER; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN DIAMETER;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSURGERY; PROGNOSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL FLAPS; VEINS;

EID: 0041971040     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42632     Document Type: Article

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