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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 32, 1998 - Issue 4
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THE EFFECTS OF TISSUE EXPANSION ON SKIN LYMPH FLOW AND LYMPHATICS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN RABBITS

Ali Ryza Ercocen Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and
,
Sarper Yilmaz Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and
,
Zeki Can Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and
,
Fatma Berk Nuclear Medicine, Ankara University Medical Faculty
,
Metin Kyr Nuclear Medicine, Ankara University Medical Faculty
,
Sibel Yenidunya Department of Pathology, Gazi University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
,
Naci Edaly Department of Pathology, Gazi University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
&
Mustafa R. Ozbek
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Pages 353-358 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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