Rat epigastric flow-through flap as a modulated arteriovenous fistula: Model for the radial artery flow-through flap in distal arterial bypass

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 387-391

  Chun, Jin K ^a   Sterry, Thomas P ^a   Zhang, Wen X ^a   Wolfeld, Michael B ^a   Silver, Lester ^a   Teodorescu, Victoria J ^a   Marin, Michael L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bypass graft patency; High outflow resistance; Rat epigastric flow through flap

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BYPASS SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; EPIGASTRIC FLOW THROUGH FLAP; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GRAFT PATENCY; LEG BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY FLOW THROUGH FLAP; RAT; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEIN LIGATION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0042972672     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42635-1     Document Type: Article

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