Panniculectomy in the gynecologic and gynecologic oncology patient: Case Series and Literature Review

Journal of Pelvic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-24

  Swisher, Eric D ^a   Pohl, Joseph F ^a   Taylor, Robert R ^a   Reed, Mark E ^a   Farnsworth, Lynn S ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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