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Experience with epigastric free flap transfer in the rat: Technique and results
Author(s) -
Ruby Leonard K.,
Greene Mark,
Risitand Giovanni,
Torrejon Ricardo,
Belsky Mark R.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920050211
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , free flap , microsurgery
We have described the advantages and disadvantages of using the rat epigastric free flap as a means of studying transplantation phenomena. The study comprises 20 epigastric free flap autografts in rats. After 11/2 years of working on the model, we achieved a 75% success rate in the last 20 consecutive procedures. From our experience with this model, we feel that the rat epigastric flap has a place in the study of transplantation phenomena in the experimental laboratory. In addition, we feel that this is an excellent technical exercise for maintaining proficiency in performing microvascular anastomoses.