The reverse auricular flap: A new flap for nose reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1280-1288

  Bakhach, Joseph ^a   Conde, Antonio ^b   Demiri, Efterpi ^b   Baudet, Jacques ^b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL EAR; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISLAND FLAP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE INJURY; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; NOSE NEOPLASMS; RHINOPLASTY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0032858224     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199910000-00007     Document Type: Article

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