Immediate vulvar and vaginal reconstruction using the gluteal-fold flap: Long term results

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 406-410

  Ragoowansi, R ^a,b   Yii, N ^a   Niranjan, N ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Internal pudendal vessels; Reconstruction; Vagina; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORBIDITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; SCAR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA CARCINOMA; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VEIN; VULVA; VULVA CANCER; VULVECTOMY;

AGED; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VULVA; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3042600021     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.02.022     Document Type: Article

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