Mucosal changes of the free jejunal graft in response to radiotherapy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-46

  Wei, William Ignace ^a   Lam, Lai Kun ^a   Yuen, Po Wing ^a   Kwong, Dora ^a   Chan, Kwok Wah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GASTROINTESTINAL GLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHARYNX TUMOR; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; JEJUNUM MUCOSA; MALE; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGED; BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROVILLI; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031974380     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)00230-4     Document Type: Article

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