Free DIEP and SIEA breast reconstruction to internal mammary intercostal perforating vessels with arterial microanastomosis using a mechanical coupling device

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 407-411

  Rad, Ariel N ^a   Flores, Jaime I ^a   Rosson, Gedge D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY FLAP; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53049109559     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20515     Document Type: Article

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