Venous drainage system of the transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 312-314

  Kwon, Soon Sung ^a   Chang, Hak ^b   Minn, Kyung Won ^b   Lee, Taik Jong ^c  

^a National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

TRAM flap; Venogram; Venous anatomy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL FLAPS; VEINS;

EID: 72649096117     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310902955821     Document Type: Article

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