Comparison of gracilis and rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap neovaginal reconstruction performed during radical pelvic surgery: Flap-specific morbidity

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 298-303

  Soper, J T ^a   Secord, A A ^b   Havrilesky, L J ^b   Berchuck, A ^b   Clarke Pearson, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gracilis flap; Neovaginal reconstruction; Pelvic surgery; Rectus flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRACILIS FLAP; GRAFT FAILURE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; ONCOLOGY; PELVIS EXENTERATION; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; VAGINA;

EID: 33846849527     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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