Chronic axillary hidradenitis - The efficacy of wide excision and flap coverage

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 434-436

  Soldin, M G ^a   Tulley, P ^b   Kaplan, H ^a   Hudson, D A ^a   Grobbelaar, A O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axillary hidradenitis; Fasciocutaneous flap; Surgical excision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0034234965     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3285     Document Type: Article

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