De-epithelialised anterior (anterolateral and anteromedial) thigh flaps for dead space filling and contour correction in head and neck reconstruction

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-267

  Ao, M ^a,b   Uno, K ^b   Maeta, M ^b   Nakagawa, F ^b   Saito, R ^b   Nagase, Y ^c  

^a Dept of Plast and Reconstr Surg ^*  (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA SAISEIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior thigh flap; Head and neck reconstruction; Microvascular free flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH;

EID: 0033153404     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3107     Document Type: Article

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