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The anterolateral thigh pedicled perforator flap for closure of a groin defect with lymphorrhea following vascular surgery in a peripheral vascular disease patient—case report

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    Rui Bastos, Carlos Noronha, Miguel Andrade & Zeferino Biscaia Fraga

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Bastos, R., Noronha, C., Andrade, M. et al. The anterolateral thigh pedicled perforator flap for closure of a groin defect with lymphorrhea following vascular surgery in a peripheral vascular disease patient—case report. Eur J Plast Surg 35, 479–481 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-011-0596-8

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