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A Comprehensive Review of Medicinal Leeches in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Medicinal leeches are a US Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for venous congestion in graft tissue to promote healing and can serve as a nonsurgical option for plastic surgery patients with concern for tissue compromise. Although there is a wealth of documentation on medicinal leech th...

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Autores principales: Hackenberger, Paige N., Janis, Jeffrey E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7288891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32537302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002555