Comparison of angiogenic activity after urethral reconstruction using free grafts and pedicle flap: An experimental study

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 323-328

  Kambouri, K ^a   Gardikis, Stefanos ^a,b   Giatromanolaki, A ^a   Efstathiou, E ^a   Pitiakoudis, M ^a   Ipsilantis, P ^a   Botaitis, S ^a   Perente, S ^a   Antypas, S ^a   Polychronidis, A ^a   Sivridis, E ^a   Simopoulos, C ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b Department of Paediatric Surgery ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Angiogenic activity; Bladder mucosa graft; Buccal mucosa graft; Free skin penile graft; Pedicle penile skin flap; Urethral reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PENIS; RABBIT; SKIN GRAFT; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHROPLASTY;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RABBITS; SURGICAL FLAPS; URETHRA;

EID: 33845283853     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924601     Document Type: Article

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