Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 211-213 , April 2010

An easy and cheap way of staining the arterial supply of the face: A preclinical study of visualization of facial vascular territories in human cadavers

  • Francesco Manna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Department, Maternal-Child Hospital “Burlo Garofolo”, IRCCS, Via dell'Istria, 65/1, Trieste 34137, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr. Francesco MANNA, M.D., Surgery Department, IRCCS, Maternal-Child Hospital “Burlo Garofolo”, Via dell'Istria, 65/1, Trieste 34137, Italy. Fax: +39 0432 989 217.
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  • Gianni Franco Guarneri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty of Udine University, “San Michele” General Hospital, Via Battiferro, 13, Gemona del Friuli, 33014 Udine, Italy
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  • Marcello D.E. Re Camilot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty of Udine University, “San Michele” General Hospital, Via Battiferro, 13, Gemona del Friuli, 33014 Udine, Italy
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  • Pier Camillo Parodi, Prof., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty of Udine University, “San Michele” General Hospital, Via Battiferro, 13, Gemona del Friuli, 33014 Udine, Italy

Received 19 June 2008 ,Accepted 3 April 2009.

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PII: S1010-5182(09)00065-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.04.004

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 211-213 , April 2010

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