Scarpa fascia preservation during abdominoplasty: A prospective study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1232-1239

  Costa Ferreira, António ^a   Rebelo, Marco ^a   Vásconez, Luis O ^a   Amarante, Jose ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; DRAINAGE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, ABDOMINAL; SURGERY, PLASTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951038191     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181d0ac59     Document Type: Article

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