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Denonvilliers Z-plasty in the reconstruction of alar defects (1856)

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On August 21st 1856 Denonvilliers described a method for the repair of alar defects. The technique is discussed and illustrated with two cases.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands

    E. Boekhoff & A. J. C. Huffstadt

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  1. E. Boekhoff
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From the section of plastic surgery (Prof. Dr. A.J.C. Huffstadt) of the department of surgery (Prof. Dr. P. J. Kuijjer) of the University Hospital Groningen, Netherlands.

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Boekhoff, E., Huffstadt, A.J.C. Denonvilliers Z-plasty in the reconstruction of alar defects (1856). Chir Plastica 1, 289–293 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00302415

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