The longitudinal gracilis myocutaneous flap: Broadening options in breast reconstruction

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 513-520

  Kind, Gabriel M ^a,b   Foster, Robert D ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gracilis muscle flaps; Microvascular breast reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRACILIS FLAP; HUMAN; LIPOSUCTION; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; SECOND CANCER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 59449110549     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318168db64     Document Type: Article

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