Giant naevus, giant excision, eleg(i)ant closure? Reconstructive surgery with Integra Artificial Skin® to treat giant congenital melanocytic naevi in children

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 610-615

  Schiestl, C ^a   Stiefel, D ^a   Meuli, M ^a  

^a Pediatric Burn Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Dermal regeneration template; Giant congenital melanocytic naevi; Integra Artificial Skin; Reconstructive surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SKIN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PILOT PROJECTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649235877     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.01.050     Document Type: Article

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