The use of an extended groin flap for vaginal reconstruction [9]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1601-1603

  Akbas, Hayati ^a   Ustun, Cazip ^a   Guneren, Ethem ^a   Demir, Ahmet ^a   Uysal, Ata ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL FLAP; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MUSCLE FLAP; OPERATION DURATION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA APLASIA; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036838461     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200211000-00044     Document Type: Letter

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