Two-Stage Repair of Complex Utero Cervico Vaginal Anomaly with Fish-Mouth Technique and Full-Thickness Skin Graft.
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SUBMITTER: Balakrishnan V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4579150 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
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Two-Stage Repair of Complex Utero Cervico Vaginal Anomaly with Fish-Mouth Technique and Full-Thickness Skin Graft.
Balakrishnan Vinoo V Senan Manesh M
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India 20150908 5
Description of successful correction of complex Mullerian anomaly, in stages using Full thickness skin graft, prior to the onset of menarche. ...[more]
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