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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2010; 43(02): 228-229
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699445
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

An anomalous course of the radial artery: Dissect rather than resect

Berkan Mersa
Department of Hand Surgery, İst-El Microsurgery and Rehabilitation Group, Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
,
Bülent Özçelik
Department of Hand Surgery, İst-El Microsurgery and Rehabilitation Group, Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
,
Samet Vasfi Kuvat
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dicle and İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır and İstanbul, Turkey
,
Özgür Pilancı
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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15 January 2020 (online)

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