Pneumothorax: A rare or underreported complication following latissimus dorsi muscle flap

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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery

سال: 2018

ISSN: 0970-0358,1998-376X

DOI: 10.4103/ijps.ijps_126_17