Benefits of CT-angiography localisation in the surgical planning of deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction
✍ Scribed by NC Chhaya, P Sarbeng, S Stuart, F Angullia, A Mosahebi…
- Book ID
- 120699789
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 718 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1465-5411
- DOI
- 10.1186/bcr2701
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