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![Twenty years of experience with the rabbit model, a versatile model for tracheal transplantation research](https://image.oaes.cc/3330b6a4-629e-45a1-be94-6498514d8b39/1577.fig.3.png)
Figure 3. (a) Dissection of the lateral thoracic artery flap. The flap is isolated for 2 weeks within the donor area; (b) patent artery and vein after 2 weeks of flap isolation; (c) injection of silicone dye into the lateral thoracic artery; (d) patent artery with blue silicone dye up to distal from the bifurcation and anastomosis with the superficial inferior epigastric artery (green arrow)