Three-dimensional anatomical vascular distribution in the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1342-1352

  Rikimaru, Hideaki ^a,b   Kiyokawa, Kensuke ^a,b   Inoue, Youjirou ^a,b   Tai, Yoshiaki ^a,b  

^a Kurume University School of Medicine ^*

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACOACROMIAL ARTERY; THORAX;

BLOOD CIRCULATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORAX; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 16844382363     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000156972.66044.5C     Document Type: Article

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