Contour abnormalities of the abdomen after breast reconstruction with abdominal flaps: The role of muscle preservation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 91-101

  Nahabedian, Maurice Y ^a   Dooley, William ^a   Singh, Navin ^a   Manson, Paul N ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036144287     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200201000-00016     Document Type: Article

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