The "limited rectus sheath incisions" technique for diep flaps using preoperative CT angiography

Microsurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 525-528

  Rozen, Warren M ^a   Ashton, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; HUMAN; LIMITED RECTUS SHEATH INCISION TECHNIQUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349898448     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20638     Document Type: Article

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