Optimization of an Arterialized Venous Fasciocutaneous Flap in the Abdomen of the Rat

Background:. Although numerous experimental models of arterialized venous flaps (AVFs) have been proposed, no single model has gained widespread acceptance. The main aim of this work was to evaluate the survival area of AVFs produced with different vascular constructs in the abdomen of the rat. Meth...

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Main Authors: Diogo Casal, MD, Eduarda Mota-Silva, MSc, Diogo Pais, MD, PhD, Inês Iria, MSc, Paula A. Videira, PhD, David Tanganho, MD, Sara Alves, MSc, Luís Mascarenhas-Lemos, MD, José Martins Ferreira, BSc, Mário Ferraz-Oliveira, MD, Valentina Vassilenko, PhD, João Goyri O’Neill, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-08-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001436