Journal of Tissue Viability
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 13-16, February 2012

The value of frozen section biopsy in diagnosing necrotizing fasciitis: Proposal of a new grading system

  • Sylvia A. Stegeman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Irma Nijhuis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, St Antonius Hospital, P.O. box 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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  • A.M. (Gijs) van Leeuwen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Rijnland Hospital, P.O. box 4220, 2350 CC Leiderdorp, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Bert A. Bonsing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Pascal Steenvoorde

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, P.O. box 50 000, 7500 KA Enschede, The Netherlands

published online 21 November 2011.

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PII: S0965-206X(11)00051-9

doi:10.1016/j.jtv.2011.10.002

Journal of Tissue Viability
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 13-16, February 2012

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