Groin lymphorrhea postoperative nuisance

International Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 60-62

  Al Salman, M M S ^a,b   Rabee, H ^a   Shibli, S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Vascular Surgery Unit   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Groin; Lymphorrhea

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LIGATION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORING AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROIN; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0030957734     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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