Utilizing the Vein Viewer Technology to Map Out a Venous Flap Preoperatively

J Reconstr Microsurg 2013; 29(06): 423-424
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1343951

Letter to the Editor

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

Mehmet Veli Karaaltin

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey

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