Use of the descending lateral femoral circumflex artery and vein for vascular grafting: A better alternative to an arteriovenous loop

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 140-142

  Zenn, Michael R ^a,b   Pribaz, Julian ^a,b   Walsh, Mark ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Brigham and Women/s Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CHILD; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; MALE; RHINOPLASTY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 77954625882     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181da86b3     Document Type: Article

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