The in-the-crease inferior gluteal artery perforator flap for breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 333-339

  Allen, Robert J ^a   Levine, Joshua L ^a,b   Granzow, Jay W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BUTTOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCAR; SCIATIC NERVE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; BUTTOCKS; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33746774814     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000227665.56703.a8     Document Type: Article

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