Closure of large pharyngo-oesophageal fistulas with free flap transfer after resections for cancer

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-170

  Nakatsuka, Takashi ^a   Harii, Kiyonori ^a   Ebihara, Satoshi ^b   Saikawa, Masahisa ^b   Kato, Houichi ^b   Tachimori, Yuji ^b   Ueda, Kazuki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Forearm flap; Free flap; Jejunal flap; Pharyngo oesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; JEJUNUM MUCOSA; PHARYNX CANCER; SKIN FLAP;

AGED; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FISTULA; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0031777177     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844319850158787     Document Type: Article

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