Gracilis muscle flap in the treatment of persistent, infected pelvic necrosis

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 390-391

  Borel Rinkes, Inne H M ^a,b   Wiggers, Theo ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; OMENTUM; PELVIS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SARCOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR NECROSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032765657     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241599750006956     Document Type: Article

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