Outcome after radial forearm, gastro-omental, and jejunal free flaps in oral and oropharyngeal reconstruction

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 330-333

  Smith, G I ^a   Brennan, P A ^a   Scott, P J ^a   Ilankovan, V ^a  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JEJUNUM MUCOSA; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; OMENTUM; ORAL SURGERY; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALIVATION; SPEECH DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0036697810     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(02)00132-8     Document Type: Article

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