Evaluating anatomical research in surgery: A prospective comparison of cadaveric and living anatomical studies of the abdominal wall

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 913-917

  Rozen, Warren M ^a   Chubb, Daniel ^a   Stella, Damien L ^b   Taylor, G Ian ^a   Ashton, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Computed tomography angiography; Deep inferior epigastric artery; DIEP flap; Perforator flap

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

ABDOMINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION;

ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CADAVER; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 72349084720     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05143.x     Document Type: Article

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