Reconstruction of complex abdominal wall defects with free flaps: Indications and clinical outcome

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 500-509

  Wong, Chin Ho ^b   Lin, Chih Hung ^a   Fu, Brian ^b   Fang, Jen Feng ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DONOR SITE; FASCIA; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INCISIONAL HERNIA; KIDNEY RUPTURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NECROSIS; NEPHRECTOMY; NEURALGIA; NEUROMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL FOREARM FLAP; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL MESH; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 69249117848     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181addb11     Document Type: Article

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