1000 consecutive venous anastomoses using the microvascular anastomotic coupler in breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 792-798

  Jandali, Shareef ^a   Wu, Liza C ^b   Vega, Stephen J ^b   Kovach, Stephen J ^b   Serletti, Joseph M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MAMMAPLASTY; MICROSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77749328262     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181cb636d     Document Type: Article

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