The transversus and rectus abdominis musculoperitoneal (TRAMP) composite flap for vulvovaginal reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 455-459

  Höckel, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPOSITE SKIN GRAFT; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VULVA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC EXENTERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; VAGINA; VULVA;

EID: 0030071870     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199602000-00029     Document Type: Article

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