Reconstruction of Abdominal Wall of a Chronically Infected Postoperative Wound with a Rectus Abdominis Myofascial Splitting Flap
Background If a chronically infected abdominal wound develops, complications such as peritonitis and an abdominal wall defect could occur. This could prolong the patient's hospital stay and increase the possibility of re-operation or another infection as well. For this reason, a solution for i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2013-01-01
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Series: | Archives of Plastic Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2013.40.1.28 |