Use of a novel penetrating, sutureless anastomotic device in arterial microvascular anastomoses

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-42

  Baynosa, Richard C ^a   Stutman, Ross ^a   Mahabir, Raman C ^a   Zamboni, William A ^a   Khiabani, Kayvan T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b c/o Division of Plastic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic device; Microvascular anastomosis; Pseudoaneurysm

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLIP; DEVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD;

ALLOYS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 42049107967     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1064926     Document Type: Article

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