The vascular anatomy of the inner anterior abdominal wall with special reference to the transversus and rectus abdominis musculoperitoneal (TRAMP) composite flap for vaginal reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 705-712

  Konerding, Moritz A ^a   Gaumann, Andreas ^b   Shumsky, Anne ^b   Schienger, Karlheinz ^b   Höckel, Michael ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; MUSCULOPERITONEAL FLAP; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030891715     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199703000-00016     Document Type: Article

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