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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2014; 47(01): 149-150
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.129660
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Superior gluteal artery perforator flap for meningomyelocele defect: A saviour when other options vanish

Ismail Kucuker
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
,
Billur Sezgin
1   Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
,
Serhan Tuncer
2   Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
,
Suhan Ayhan
2   Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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26 August 2019 (online)

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