Vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap cover for lower abdomen, chest wall, groin and thigh defects following resection of malignant tumours

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-37

  Suryanarayana Deo, S V ^a   Shukla, Nootan Kumar ^a   Niranjan, B ^a   Dinesh, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042414993     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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