Increasing vessel diameter with the open Y technique for diameter discrepancy

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 651-657

  Akan, Mithat ^a,b   Cakir, Bariş ^b   Akoz, Tayfun ^b  

^a Mimar Siren Mah   (Turkey)

^b Dr Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Microsurgery; Open Y; Vessel discrepancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CAROTID ARTERY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; JUGULAR VEIN; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NONHUMAN; OPEN Y TECHNIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN GRAFT;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CAROTID ARTERIES; JUGULAR VEINS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 10844225445     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-861526     Document Type: Article

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