Fillet of pinna flap in scalp reconstruction
✍ Scribed by Esposito, Luigi; Moio, Mariagrazia; Mataro, Ilaria; Aceto, Bianca; Ambrosino, Elena; Razzano, Sergio; Schonauer, Fabrizio
- Book ID
- 121622591
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1471-2482
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