Preliminary experience in reconstruction of the vulva using the pedicled vertical deep inferior epigastric perforator flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 182-186

  Santanelli, Fabio ^a   Paolini, Guido ^a   Renzi, Luca ^a   Persechino, Severino ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; PERFORATOR FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VULVA;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL FLAPS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34250736049     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000263545.93039.86     Document Type: Article

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