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The Use of Omental Flaps in Abdominal Aortic Surgery: A Review and Description of a Simple Technique

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA, 52242-1086, USA

    John D. Corson MD, FRCS(Eng), Jamal J. Hoballah MD, FACS, Chittur Mohan MD, Munier M. Nazzal MD, FRCS(G) & John D. Corson MD, FRCS(Eng), FACS

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Corson, J.D., Hoballah, J.J., Mohan, C. et al. The Use of Omental Flaps in Abdominal Aortic Surgery: A Review and Description of a Simple Technique. Annals of Vascular Surgery 12, 292–295 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100169900156

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