Utilization of Postanastomotic Side Branches for the Assessment of Anastomotic Patency

J Reconstr Microsurg 2015; 31(03): 239
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1394102

Letter to the Editor

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

Emre Guvercin

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

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Nebil Yesiloglu

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

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Hakan Sirinoglu

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

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Murat Sarici

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

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