New refinements in greater omentum free flap transfer for severe secondary lymphedema surgical treatment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Lasso, Jose M ^a,b   Pinilla, Carmen ^a   Castellano, Michele ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 84970989388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21697574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000000358     Document Type: Article

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