Use of omental pedicle grafts in the management of non-healing axillary wounds in 10 cats

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 475-480

  Lascelles, B D X ^a   Davison, L ^a   Dunning, M ^a   Bray, J P ^a,b   White, R A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELIS CATUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CAT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; INJURY; MALE; OMENTUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; AXILLA; CATS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; OMENTUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032175258     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1998.tb03682.x     Document Type: Article

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