Delayed removal of 3M® vein coupler does not disturb the anastomosis

Microsurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 502-503

  Hilliard, Stuart ^b   Pommier, Rodney ^a   Solomon, Joel S ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clinical Research Center of North Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VENOUS COUPLING DEVICE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTIOCYTOMA, MALIGNANT FIBROUS; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEINS;

EID: 70349282295     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20672     Document Type: Letter

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