Reconstruction of Abdominal Wall of a Chronically Infected Postoperative Wound with a Rectus Abdominis Myofascial Splitting Flap

Reconstruction of Abdominal Wall of a Chronically Infected Postoperative Wound with a Rectus Abdominis Myofascial Splitting Flap

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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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Main Authors: Sung Kyu Bae, Seok Joo Kang, Jin Woo Kim, Young Hwan Kim, Hook Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2013-01-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
abdominal wound closure techniques
wound infection
rectus abdominis
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2013.40.1.28

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