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Original Article

Effect of subcutaneous tissue closure technique in cesarean section on postoperative wound complications in obese Egyptian women

Mahmoud AlalfyDepartment of Reproductive Health and Family Planning, National Research Centre, Aljazeerah Hospital, CAIFM, Geza, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ahmed ElgazzarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Tamer FaresDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AlAzhar University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Omar NagyDepartment of Reproductive Health and Family Planning, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6028-6421
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Ahmed EllithyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Yossra LasheenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Ahmed KamelDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mahmoud SolimanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Ahmed HassanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suez Canal University, Ismaelia, Egypt
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Ahmed SamyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Ayman M. TaherDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Asmaa I. OgilaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Hany SaadDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Hend SalahDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AlAzhar University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mohamed RamadanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mohamed NabilDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Dina L. HatemDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mohamed FikryDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasralainy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Pages 2452-2459 | Received 01 Dec 2017, Accepted 05 Feb 2018, Published online: 20 Feb 2018

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