Breast reconstruction using the entire transverse abdominal adipocutaneous flap based on unilateral superficial or deep inferior epigastric vessels

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1395-1403

  Ulusal, Betul Gozel ^a   Cheng, Ming Huei ^a,b   Wei, Fu Chan ^a   Ho Asjoe, Mark ^a   Song, Dennis ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; TISSUE FLAP; TRANSVERSE ABDOMINAL ADIPOCUTANEOUS FLAP; ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD FLOW; FAT NECROSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAMMAPLASTY; MICROSURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33646842850     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000207401.78491.43     Document Type: Article

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