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An unusual “venous circle” of the internal mammary vein encountered during microvascular anastomosis and implications for practice

S. Samarasa Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK;b Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 401 Military Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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M. A. McKelviea Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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G. Onia Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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C. M. Malataa Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK;c Anglia Ruskin School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge and Chelmsford, UK;d Cambridge Breast Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 54-56 | Received 23 Feb 2020, Accepted 29 Mar 2020, Published online: 22 Apr 2020

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