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wild stab but is this a scalp lac? something galea?

Posted By: MDmt on 2006-10-03
In Reply to: s/l? anagalia suture - marian

Subject: wild stab but is this a scalp lac? something galea?

just a thought


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Subject: Okay, I'll take a wild, wild guess. Can you hear "serial sm

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Subject: Do you think it's fetal scalp?

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