Reviewing the vascular supply of the anterior abdominal wall: Redefining anatomy for increasingly refined surgery

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-98

  Rozen, Warren M ^a   Ashton, M W ^a   Taylor, G I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Anatomy; Blood supply; DIEA; Flap; Perforator

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE FLAP; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

ABDOMINAL WALL; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 40549133178     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20585     Document Type: Review

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