Abstract
Hemicorporectomy has been done for potentially curable pelvic malignancy and for intractable pelvic sepsis with bone involvement. In this report, the authors describe the first use of hemicorporectomy to treat ischemic gangrene of the limbs and pelvic soft tissues secondary to acute aortic occlusion.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 509-512 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Surgeon |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 8 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1992 |