Tertiary Breast Reconstruction Using a Free Contralateral Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Flap

Matthew R. Endara; Kapil Verma; Maurice Y. Nahabedian

doi:10.1055/s-0033-1354743

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Table of Contents

J Reconstr Microsurg 2014; 30(02): 141-144
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354743

Letter to the Editor

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Tertiary Breast Reconstruction Using a Free Contralateral Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Flap

Matthew R. Endara

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC

,

Kapil Verma

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC

,

Maurice Y. Nahabedian

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC

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