Use of the superior pedicled rectus abdominis flap to cover infected aortic grafts

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 280-283

  Oelbrandt, Bert ^a   Guelinckx, Paul Jean ^a   Nevelsteen, Andre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allograft; Aorto enteric fistula; Rectus; Surgical flap

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; KLEBSIELLA; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0042674227     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(03)00095-X     Document Type: Article

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