'Medically necessary' panniculectomy to facilitate gynecologic cancer surgery in morbidly obese patients

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-242

  Micha, John Paul ^a   Rettenmaier, Mark A ^a   Francis, Larry ^a   Willenberg, Rafer ^a   Brown, John V ^a  

^a HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032102259     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1998.4970     Document Type: Article

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