Which vessel is more important in the supercharged flap--artery, vein, or both? An experimental study.
The supercharged flap is one which is expected to attain better survival, by anastomosing the distal vessels of the flap to the recipient vessels. An experimental study is reported to determine whether the vessel to be anastomosed should be an artery, a vein, or both. The authors advise anastomosing an artery and a vein, but they believe that arterial inflow is more important than venous drainage.
Ueda
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
Harashina
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T
Oba
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Nagasaka
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S
D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009336:Necrosis; D051381:Rats; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D014680:Veins / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology