Modified vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap vaginal reconstruction: An analysis of surgical outcomes

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 252-255

  Berger, Jessica L ^a   Westin, Shannon N ^a   Fellman, Bryan ^a   Rallapali, Vijayashri ^a   Frumovitz, Michael ^a   Ramirez, Pedro T ^a   Sood, Anil K ^a   Soliman, Pamela T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Pelvic exenteration; Reconstruction; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAFT NECROSIS; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PELVIS ABSCESS; PELVIS EXENTERATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL RISK; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VERTICAL RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

EID: 84858342145     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.12.427     Document Type: Article

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