Embolization of a free flap nutrient artery to reduce late postoperative edema

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2091-2094

  Heymans, Olivier ^a,b   Verhelle, Nicolas A C ^a,b   Nélissen, Xavier ^a,b   Dondelinger, Robert F ^a,b  

^a University of Liège ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MICROVASCULATURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; EDEMA; FOOT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; EDEMA; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 3242673523     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000122405.77794.4F     Document Type: Article

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