A "round block" purse-string suture in facial reconstruction after operations for skin cancer surgery

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 151-156

  Patel, K K ^a   Telfer, M R ^a   Southee, R ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facial reconstruction; Purse string suture; Skin cancer surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037771140     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(03)00047-0     Document Type: Article

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