Talking jejunum: A new, safe technique for voice reconstruction using free-jejunum transfer

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 336-340

  Chen, Hung Chi ^a,b,c   Patel, Hasu ^a,b   Chen, Yi Chieh ^a,b   Tang, Yueh Bih ^a,b   Tan, Bien Keem ^a,b   Aydin, Atakan ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JEJUNUM; LARYNGOPLASTY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRACHEA; VOICE;

EID: 0037215412     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200301000-00058     Document Type: Article

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