Full thickness resection of radiation-induced ulcers of the chest wall: Reconstruction with absorbable implants, pedicled omentoplasty, and split skin graft

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 305-307

  Van Geel, Albert N ^a,b   Contant, Caroline M E ^a   Wiggers, Theo ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absorbable implants; Breast cancer; Chest wall; Omentoplasty; Radiotherapy; Reconstruction; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DURA MATER; HUMAN; IMPLANT; OMENTOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX WALL RECONSTRUCTION; ULCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OMENTUM; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 0031901291     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241598750004544     Document Type: Article

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