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 1404-1406

  Nahabedian, Maurice Y ^a,b  

^a Georgetown University ^*

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DIAMETER; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; FAT NECROSIS; HUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FLAP; TRANSVERSE ABDOMINAL ADIPOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

EID: 33748311928     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000208118.36479.aa     Document Type: Note

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