Delayed ventral hernia repair after skin graft closure of the open abdomen: the use of tumescence for safe skin graft elevation

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Koh, Keith (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital) ;
Ng, Hui Wen (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital)

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