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Technical Considerations to Avoid Microvascular Complications during Groin Lymph Node Free Flap Transfer

  • Ciudad, Pedro (Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital) ;
  • Orfaniotis, Georgios (Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital) ;
  • Socas, Juan (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine) ;
  • Dower, Rory (Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital) ;
  • Kiranantawat, Kidakorn (Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital) ;
  • Nicoli, Fabio (Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital) ;
  • Sapountzis, Stamatis (Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital) ;
  • Maruccia, Michele (Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital) ;
  • Chen, Hung-Chi (Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital)
  • Received : 2015.05.28
  • Accepted : 2015.06.15
  • Published : 2015.09.15

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