Prague Med. Rep. 2023, 124, 108-142

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2023.9

Vascular Anatomy and Variations of the Anterior Abdominal Wall – Significance in Abdominal Surgery

Stoyan Kostov1, Svetla Dineva2,3, Yavor Kornovski1, Stanislav Slavchev1, Yonka Ivanova1, Angel Yordanov4

1Department of Gynecology, University Hospital “Saint Anna”, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
2Diagnostic Imaging Department, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
3National Cardiology Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
4Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Medical University Pleven, Pleven, Bulgaria

Received December 17, 2022
Accepted April 18, 2023

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