Vaginal Reconstruction Using a Modified Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap in Pelvic Cancer Surgery

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 455-459

  Ruiz De Erenchun, R ^b   Murillo, J ^b   Bazan A ^a   Jurado, M ^b   Garcia Tutor E ^b  

^a University Hospital   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PELVIS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKIN FLAP; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VASCULARIZATION;

ABDOMINAL WALL; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; VAGINA;

EID: 0242401890     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SAP.0000070647.81355.F7     Document Type: Article

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