Microvascular prefabricated free skin flaps for esophageal reconstruction in difficult patients

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 911-916

  Chen, Hung Chi ^a,b   Kuo, Yur Ren ^a,b   Hwang, Tsann Long ^a,b   Chen, Hern Hsin ^a,b   Chang, Chau Hsiung ^a,b   Tang, Yueh Bih ^a,b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLICATION; MALE; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0032964254     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00152-6     Document Type: Article

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