Christmas Tree Background for Supermicrosurgical Anastomosis with the Presence of a Vertical Interval

Kensuke Tashiro; Makoto Mihara; Takeshi Todokoro; Mitsunaga Narushima; Takumi Yamamoto; Takuya Iida; Jun Araki; Taku Iwamoto; Isao Koshima

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1331145

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Table of Contents

J Reconstr Microsurg 2013; 29(03): 205-208
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1331145

Letter to the Editor

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Christmas Tree Background for Supermicrosurgical Anastomosis with the Presence of a Vertical Interval

Kensuke Tashiro

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Makoto Mihara

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Takeshi Todokoro

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Mitsunaga Narushima

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Takumi Yamamoto

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Takuya Iida

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Jun Araki

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Taku Iwamoto

²Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tomei Atsugi Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

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Isao Koshima

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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