Free tissue transfer versus pedicled flap in head and neck reconstruction

Laryngoscope

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2161-2165

  McCrory, Allison Lee ^a,b   Magnuson, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Free flap; Head and neck reconstruction; Pectoralis flap; Rotational flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0036895039     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200212000-00006     Document Type: Article

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