Clinical experience of a microvascular venous coupler device in free tissue transfers

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 566-572

  Chang, Kao Ping ^b   Lin, Sin Daw ^b   Lai, Chung Sheng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Free tissue transfer; Venous coupler device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MICROVASCULAR VENOUS COUPLER DEVICE; MICROVASCULATURE; PLASTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 37149017659     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70004-4     Document Type: Article

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