The versatility of the pedicled vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap in oncologic patients
✍ Scribed by Adrien Daigeler; Maria Simidjiiska-Belyaeva; Daniel Drücke; Ole Goertz; Tobias Hirsch; Christian Soimaru; Marcus Lehnhardt; Hans-Ulrich Steinau
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 567 KB
- Volume
- 396
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-2451
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