Use of vacuum assisted closure in vascular graft infection confined to the groin

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-44

  Kotsis, Thomas ^a   Lioupis, Chr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Groin wounds; Lymphatic fistula; Vacuum assisted closure; Vascular graft infection; Wound healing complications

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947244959     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680008     Document Type: Article

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