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Revisiting Y-Shaped Closure Technique to Prevent the Dog Ear Formation in Women Undergoing Mastectomy

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    Vipin Goel, KVVN Raju, Syed Murtuza,  Ramchandra & T. S. Rao

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Goel, V., Shukla, S., Raju, K. et al. Revisiting Y-Shaped Closure Technique to Prevent the Dog Ear Formation in Women Undergoing Mastectomy. Indian J Surg Oncol 10, 95–97 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-018-0848-1

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