Panniculectomy to facilitate gynecologic surgery in morbidly obese women

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 528-531

  Powell, John L ^a   Kasparek, Dorigen K ^a   Connor, G Patrick ^a  

^a New Hanover Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NECROSIS; OBESITY; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0032880753     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00363-4     Document Type: Article

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