Cranial Defect Overlying a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: Pressure Gradient Leading to Free Flap Deterioration? |
Joo, Jae Doo
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Jang, Jin-Uk (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine) Kim, Hyonsurk (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine) Yoon, Eul-Sik (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine) Kang, Dong Hee (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine) |
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