The efficacy of VAC therapy on chemotherapeutic extravasation ulcers: An experimental study

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2014; 47(03): 400-401
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.146613

Commentary

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Vinay Kumar Tiwari

Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, R.M.L. Hospital and PGIMER, New Delhi, India

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