Evaluation of speech function after mesopharyngeal reconstruction with radial forearm flap

Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 205-215

  Kuroda, H ^a   Inoue, K ^a   Amatsu, M ^a  

^a Kobe National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forearm flap; Mesopharyngeal reconstruction; Speech function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PHARYNX CANCER; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SOFT PALATE; SPEECH; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

AGED; ARM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH THERAPY; SPEECH, ALARYNGEAL; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0034438924     PISSN: 00232513     EISSN: 18830498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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