Reconstruction of abdominal wall by whole thigh flap

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1429-1432

  Sarabahi, S ^a   Bajaj, S P ^a   Bhatnagar, Amar ^a   Sharma, Mohit ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Angiosomal territory; Fasciocutaneous flap; TFL (Tensor fascia latae flap); Whole thigh flap

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE; THIGH;

ABDOMINAL WALL; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33750937354     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.12.045     Document Type: Article

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