Combined omental pedicle grafts and thoracodorsal axial pattern flaps for the reconstruction of chronic, nonhealing axillary wounds in cats

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 380-385

  Lascelles, B Duncan X ^a,b   White, Richard A S ^a  

^a Queen's Veterinary Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; INJURY; MALE; OMENTUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; AXILLA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; OMENTUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035403262     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.2001.24396     Document Type: Article

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