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Anatomic study of the vascularization of the pericardial fat: application to pedicled flaps (May 27, 1988)

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The fatty fringes are easy to raise and constitute a good flap if well-developed, as the vascularization is always adequate in these cases. However, it is impossible to assess the existence and size of these structures without opening the chest. Magnetic resonance imaging would seem to be the most suitable examination to resolve this problem. These fringes are capable of providing a not inconsiderable blood-supply to bronchial sutures in lung transplantation.

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Brizard, C., Riquet, M., Debesse, B. et al. Anatomic study of the vascularization of the pericardial fat: application to pedicled flaps (May 27, 1988). Surg Radiol Anat 11, 80–81 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02102253

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