Internal mammary perforators: A cadaver study

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-242

  Rosson, Gedge D ^a,b   Holton, Luther H ^b   Silverman, Ronald P ^b   Singh, Navin K ^a   Nahabedian, Maurice Y ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Internal mammary perforators; Recipient vessels

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CADAVER; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; THORAX; VEINS;

EID: 19344366220     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871750     Document Type: Article

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