Gluteal fold V-Y advancement flap for vulvar and vaginal reconstruction: A new flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 401-406

  Lee, Paik Kwon ^a,b   Choi, Moon Seop ^a   Ahn, Sang Tae ^a   Oh, Deuk Young ^a   Rhie, Jong Won ^a   Han, Ki Taik ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN FLAP; SKIN NERVE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR BIOPSY; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VULVA; VULVA CANCER; VULVA CARCINOMA; VULVECTOMY; VULVOVAGINOPERINEAL RECONSTRUCTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BUTTOCKS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; VAGINA; VULVA; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33746722170     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000227683.47836.28     Document Type: Article

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