TY - JOUR
T1 - Reappraisal of the inferior epigastric flap
T2 - A new neurovascular flap model in the rat
AU - Hirigoyen, Martin B.
AU - Rhee, John S.
AU - Weisz, Donald J.
AU - Zhang, Wen X.
AU - Urken, Mark L.
AU - Weinberg, Hubert
PY - 1996/9
Y1 - 1996/9
N2 - An anatomic, histologic, and electrophysiologic study was carried out in order to determine the ditribution and cutaneous sensory territory of the epigrastric nerve in the rat. Results for nerve staining (Sihler's method) and electrophysiologic nerve mapping indicate that the neurosome of the epigastric nerve has a different autonomy than the vascular territory of the inferior epigastric artery. Based on the findings, an experimental model for neurovascular free-tissue transfer is proposed.
AB - An anatomic, histologic, and electrophysiologic study was carried out in order to determine the ditribution and cutaneous sensory territory of the epigrastric nerve in the rat. Results for nerve staining (Sihler's method) and electrophysiologic nerve mapping indicate that the neurosome of the epigastric nerve has a different autonomy than the vascular territory of the inferior epigastric artery. Based on the findings, an experimental model for neurovascular free-tissue transfer is proposed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0029746266&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/00006534-199609001-00016
DO - 10.1097/00006534-199609001-00016
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029746266
SN - 0032-1052
VL - 98
SP - 700
EP - 705
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
IS - 4
ER -