One versus two venous anastomoses in microsurgical free flaps: A meta-analysis

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 413-417

  Ahmadi, Iraj ^a   Herle, Pradyumna ^b   Rozen, Warren Matthew ^c,d   Leong, James ^a,d  

^a DANDENONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

dual; one; single; two; venous anastomoses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EXTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; META ANALYSIS; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS BLOOD; ANASTOMOSIS; GRAFT REJECTION; PROCEDURES; VASCULARIZATION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84903884170     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1372368     Document Type: Article

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