Detection of small vessels for microsurgery by a Doppler flowmeter.
The Doppler flowmeter saved time and helped us to quickly find the exact position of the donor and the recipient vessels in the microvascular transfer of a free deltopectoral flap to the face.
D000328:Adult; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012212:Rheology; D012782:Shoulder; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures