Reconstruction of irradiated postpneumonectomy empyema cavity with chain-link coupled microsurgical omental and TRAM flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 183-186

  Rand, Richard P ^a,b   Maser, Benjamin ^a   Dry, Gavin ^a   Vallieres, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FREE SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; WOUND HEALING; MUSCLE FLAP; NOTE;

EID: 0033985636     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200001000-00032     Document Type: Article

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