Autologous closure of giant abdominal wall defects

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 607-610

  Lucas, Charles E ^a   Ledgerwood, Anna M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; HUMAN; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEROMA; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; GRANULATION TISSUE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL MESH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031802530     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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