"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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| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epigastric Arteries" by people in Profiles.
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Ogunleye AA, Gundlapalli VS, Pullatt RC, Armstrong MB, Delaney KO. 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):786e-787e.
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Gundlapalli VS, Ogunleye AA, Scott K, Wenzinger E, Ulm JP, Tavana L, Pullatt RC, Delaney KO. Robotic-assisted deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap abdominal harvest for breast reconstruction: A case report. Microsurgery. 2018 Sep; 38(6):702-705.
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Uflacker A, Sopata CE, Haskal ZJ. Inferior Epigastric Uterine Artery. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2017 Jan; 28(1):23.
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Bildzukewicz NA, Durkan B, Maxwell PJ, Isenberg GA. A pseudoaneurysm of the inferior epigastric artery after laparoscopic right hemicolectomy. Am Surg. 2009 Dec; 75(12):1266-8.
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Uflacker A, O'Neil P, Uflacker R, Davis K, Cranford JC. Computed tomographic angiography aid in post mastectomy breast reconstruction using the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap. J S C Med Assoc. 2009 Sep; 105(5):177-82.
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Herrera FA, Selber JC, Buntic R, Brooks D, Buncke GM, Antony AK. How often is the superficial inferior epigastric artery adequate? An observational correlation. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Mar; 63(3):e310-1.