Transverse upper gracilis flap with implant in postmastectomy breast reconstruction: A case report

Microsurgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-152

  Trignano, Emilio ^a,b,c   Fallico, Nefer ^b   Dessy, Luca A ^b   Armenti, Andrea F ^b   Scuderi, Nicolò ^b   Rubino, Corrado ^c   Ramakrishnan, Venkat ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 84893863086     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.22165     Document Type: Article

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