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Case Reports
. 2008 Aug;122(2):84e-85e.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31817d6528.

Enterocutaneous fistula associated with an unrecognized retained vacuum-assisted closure sponge

Geoffrey G Hallock  1 , Mark D Cipolle, Brian P Bradow
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Case Reports

Enterocutaneous fistula associated with an unrecognized retained vacuum-assisted closure sponge

Geoffrey G Hallock et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Aug.
No abstract available

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