REAPPRAISAL OF THE INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC FLAP - A NEW NEUROVASCULAR FLAP MODEL IN THE RAT

Authors
HIRIGOYEN MB RHEE JS WEISZ DJ ZHANG WX URKEN ML WEINBERG H
Citation
Mb. Hirigoyen et al., REAPPRAISAL OF THE INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC FLAP - A NEW NEUROVASCULAR FLAP MODEL IN THE RAT, Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 98(4), 1996, pp. 700-705
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Plastic and reconstructive surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00321052
Volume
98
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
700 - 705
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-1052(1996)98:4<700:ROTIEF>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
An anatomic, histologic, and electrophysiologic study was carried out in order to determine the distribution and cutaneous sensory territory of the epigastric nerve in the rat. Results for nerve staining (Sihle r's method) and electrophysiologic nerve mapping indicate that the neu rosome of the epigastric nerve has a different autonomy than the vascu lar territory of the inferior epigastric artery. Based on these findin gs, an experimental model for neurovascular free-tissue transfer is pr oposed.