The vascular anatomy of the rat superficial epigastric flap by vascular corrosion casting and technical refinement for the study of choke vessels in cadaveric flap models

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-97

  Cotrufo, Stefano ^a,b   Dabernig, Joerg ^a,b,c,d   Russell, David ^d   Payne, Anthony ^d   Hart, Andrew ^a,b,c  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choke vessels; Injection techniques; Superficial epigastric flap; Vascular anatomy; Vascular corrosion cast

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 76149140494     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318193687c     Document Type: Article

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