The use of a simple syringe as a stent for McIndoe vaginal construction [24]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 622-623

  Ellabban, Mohammed ^a   Oudit, Deemesh ^a   Juma, Ali ^a  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JELONET;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; LETTER; MCINDOE VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYRINGE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; WOUND DRESSING; ADOLESCENT; BANDAGE; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSTHESIS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; BANDAGES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STENTS; SYRINGES; VAGINA;

EID: 4344622319     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000128506.66933.65     Document Type: Letter

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