Routine use of microvascular coupling device for arterial anastomosis in breast reconstruction

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-368

  Spector, Jason A ^a   Draper, Lawrence B ^a   Levine, Jamie P ^a   Ahn, Christina Y ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial microanastomosis; Breast reconstruction; Coupling device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERIOR GLUTEAL FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BREAST; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645381055     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000202614.45743.34     Document Type: Article

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