Detection of small vessels for microsurgery by a Doppler flowmeter

Plast Reconstr Surg. 1975 Mar;55(3):372-3.

Abstract

The Doppler flowmeter saved time and helped us to quickly find the exact position of the donor and the recipient vessels in the microvascular transfer of a free deltopectoral flap to the face.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Face / blood supply*
  • Face / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microcirculation
  • Microsurgery / instrumentation*
  • Rheology*
  • Shoulder
  • Skin / blood supply*
  • Surgery, Plastic / methods*
  • Ultrasonography*
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures