The 'parasite' TRAM flap for autogenous tissue breast reconstruction in patients with vertical midabdominal scars

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-126

  Berrino, Pietro ^a   Casabona, Francesco ^a   Adami, Michaela ^a   Muggianu, Marisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; HUMAN; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RISK FACTOR; SCAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032777735     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199943020-00002     Document Type: Article

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