Using Incidental Side Branches of Vessels for Intraoperative Cannulation and Irrigation of the Microvascular Anastomosis

J Reconstr Microsurg 2014; 30(03): 215-216
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363328

Letter to the Editor

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Nebil Yesiloglu

¹Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Kartal, İstanbul, Turkey

,

Hakan Sirinoglu

¹Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Kartal, İstanbul, Turkey

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