Double opposing semicircular flap: A modification of opposing Z-plasty for closing circular defects

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1001-1007

  Keser, Abdulmuttalip ^a,b   Censöz, Ömer ^a   Mengi, Ali Sina ^a  

^a Ankara Numunc Hospital

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; Z PLASTY;

EID: 0345367451     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199809020-00011     Document Type: Article

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