Refinements in free flap breast reconstruction: the free bilateral deep inferior epigastric perforator flap anastomosed to the internal mammary artery
β Scribed by Phillip N. Blondeel; Willy D. Boeckx
- Book ID
- 113131863
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 820 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1226
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