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5-step harvest of supraclavicular lymph nodes as vascularized free tissue transfer for treatment of lymphedema
Adrian S.H. Ooi MBBS, MMed, MRCS,
David W. Chang MD, FACS,
Adrian S.H. Ooi MBBS, MMed, MRCS
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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David W. Chang MD, FACS
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Correspondence to: David W. Chang, MD, FACS, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, 5841 S, Maryland Ave, Rm J641, MC 6035, Chicago, IL 60637. Fax: +773-702-1637. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAdrian S.H. Ooi MBBS, MMed, MRCS,
David W. Chang MD, FACS,
Adrian S.H. Ooi MBBS, MMed, MRCS
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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David W. Chang MD, FACS
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Correspondence to: David W. Chang, MD, FACS, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, 5841 S, Maryland Ave, Rm J641, MC 6035, Chicago, IL 60637. Fax: +773-702-1637. E-mail: [email protected]
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