The dissection of the rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap with complete preservation of the anterior rectus sheath

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 395-400

  Erni, Dominique ^a   Harder, Y D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; DIEP flap; Muscle perforator; Sternal osteitis; TRAM flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; OSTEITIS; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX WALL RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0041666389     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(03)00132-2     Document Type: Article

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