Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Volume 16 Issue 2
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- Pages.53-56
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- 2007
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- 2383-5257(pISSN)
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- 2288-6184(eISSN)
Use of Human Placentas for Practice of Microvascular Surgery
미세수술 술기 습득을 위한 태반의 사용
- Kang, Min-Gu (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University) ;
- Yoon, Sang-Yup (Silhouette Plastic Surgery) ;
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Chang, Hak
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University, College of Medicine)
- Published : 2007.11.30
Abstract
Purpose: Microsurgical exercise has been performed with rat femoral vessels. But, it needs animal laboratory, anesthesia and its keeping facilities. Materials and Methods: Ten human placentas were studied for suitability in a microvascular exercise. The size and useful length of vessels were measured, and various microvascular anastomoses were performed. Result: The human placenta has many vessels traversing its fetal surface. A variety of sizes are available down to vessels of diameter 1 mm and up to vessels of diameter 6.5 mm (1.0