Outcome following Sternal Reconstruction with the Omental Flap

J Reconstr Microsurg 2018; 34(05): e5
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1668136

Letter to the Editor

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Jan J. van Wingerden

¹Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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