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The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 341253, 4 pages
doi:10.1100/2012/341253
Clinical Study

Morbidity of Inguinofemoral Lymphadenectomy in Vulval Cancer

A. A. Soliman,1 M. Heubner,2 R. Kimmig,2 and P. Wimberger2

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shatby Maternity University Hospital, University of Alexandria, Port Said Street, El Shatby, Alexandria 21526, Egypt
2Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45122 Essen, Germany

Received 28 October 2011; Accepted 8 December 2011

Academic Editor: Takaaki Arigami

Copyright © 2012 A. A. Soliman et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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