Preservation of the larynx after resection of a carcinoma of the posterior wall of the hypopharynx: Versatility of a free flap patch graft

Head and Neck

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-142

  Nakatsuka, Takashi ^a   Harii, Kiyonori ^a   Ueda, Kazuki ^a   Ebihara, Satoshi ^b   Asai, Masao ^b   Hirano, Kouichi ^b   Yoshizumi, Takashi ^b   Sugasawa, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

carcinoma of the posterior wall of the hypopharynx; forearm free flap; free jejunal patch graft; preservation of the larynx

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; JEJUNUM; LARYNX; PHARYNX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031019159     PISSN: 01486403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0347(199703)19:2<137::aid-hed9>3.0.co;2-5     Document Type: Article

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