Potential of performing a microvascular free flap reconstruction using solely a 3D exoscope instead of a conventional microscope

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2018 Nov;71(11):1664-1678. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.07.032. Epub 2018 Aug 8.

Authors

Andrzej A Piatkowski¹, Xavier H A Keuter¹, Rutger M Schols², René R W J van der Hulst¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
² Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: rutger.schols@mumc.nl.

PMID: 30143338
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.07.032

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical
Female
Free Tissue Flaps / blood supply
Free Tissue Flaps / transplantation*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / instrumentation*
Mammaplasty / instrumentation*
Mammaplasty / methods
Mammary Arteries / surgery
Microsurgery / instrumentation*
Microsurgery / methods
Plastic Surgery Procedures / instrumentation*
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods
Veins / surgery