Early detection and treatment of postoperative pharyngocutaneous fistula

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 378-380

  Friedman, M ^a   Venkatesan, T K ^a   Yakovlev, A ^a   Lim, J W ^a   Tanyeri, H M ^a   Caldarelli, D D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; FISTULA; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0032862529     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(99)70224-X     Document Type: Article

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