CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2012; 45(03): 580-581
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.105987
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Evidence-based demerits on the use of rectus abdominis musculo-peritoneal flap for bladder augmentation in children with exstrophy bladder

Surendra Agarwal
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children′s Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Archana Puri
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children′s Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Publication Date:
21 November 2019 (online)

 
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