Abdominoplasty as a reconstructive surgical treatment of necrotising fasciitis of the abdominal wall

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Brafa, Anna ^a   Grimaldi, Luca ^a   Brandi, Cesare ^a   Nisi, Giuseppe ^a   Calabrò, Massimiliano ^a   Campa, Alessandra ^a   D'Aniello, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall defects; Abdominoplasty; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DALFOPRISTIN; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINOPLASTY; AGED; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON CANCER; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; NECROSIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN FLAP; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 67349133891     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.07.031     Document Type: Article

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