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The construction of an epithelialised tube from a buried split skin strip and the free transfer of the constructed tube are described in animal experiments.
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Šmahel, J., Clodius, L. Construction of epithelialised tubes. Chir Plastica 3, 215–218 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00274297
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00274297