"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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epigastric Arteries" by people in Profiles.
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An Algorithmic Approach to Umbilical Inset during DIEP Flap Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 12 01; 150(6):1322e-1325e.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Imaging of Deep Inferior Epigastric Arteries for Surgical Planning (Breast Reconstruction Surgery). J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 Nov; 14(11S):S456-S461.
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Demystifying the use of internal mammary vessels as recipient vessels in free flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Oct; 132(4):763-768.
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Making paracentesis safer: a proposal for the use of bedside abdominal and vascular ultrasonography to prevent a fatal complication. Chest. 2013 Apr; 143(4):1136-1139.
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A chimeric flap model in dogs. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2011 Mar; 27(3):163-8.
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Internal mammary perforator recipient vessels for breast reconstruction using free TRAM, DIEP, and SIEA flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Dec; 120(7):1769-1773.
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A prospective evaluation of hypogastric artery embolization in endovascular aortoiliac aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2002 Sep; 36(3):500-6.
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Videoscopic harvest of the inferior epigastric artery. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Feb; 67(2):565-6.
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The "H" graft: an alternative approach for performing minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Jan; 115(1):148-51.