Resection of panniculus morbidus: A salvage procedure with a steep learning curve

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-114

  Friedrich, Jeffrey B ^b   Petrov, Roman V ^b   Wiechman Askay, Shelley A ^b   Clark, Molly P ^b   Foy, Hugh M ^b   Isik, F Frank ^b   Dellinger, E Patchen ^b   Klein, Matthew B ^b   Engrav, Loren H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANNICULUS MORBIDUS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38049008406     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000293760.41152.29     Document Type: Article

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