"Epigastric Arteries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inferior and external epigastric arteries arise from external iliac; superficial from femoral; superior from internal thoracic. They supply the abdominal muscles, diaphragm, iliac region, and groin. The inferior epigastric artery is used in coronary artery bypass grafting and myocardial revascularization.
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D019074
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.330
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epigastric Arteries" by people in Profiles.
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Reply: Minimally Invasive Laparoscopically Dissected Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap: An Anatomical Feasibility Study and a First Clinical Case. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 11; 142(5):787e-789e.
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Porcine experimental model for perforator flap raising in reconstructive microsurgery. J Surg Res. 2018 07; 227:81-87.
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Minimally Invasive Laparoscopically Dissected Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap: An Anatomical Feasibility Study and a First Clinical Case. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 01; 141(1):33-39.
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The prevalence and morphology of the corona mortis (Crown of death): A meta-analysis with implications in abdominal wall and pelvic surgery. Injury. 2018 Feb; 49(2):302-308.