New split scar cheek flap in reconstruction of noma sequelae

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 528-533

  Kühnel, Thomas S ^a   Dammer, R ^a   Dunzl B ^a   Beule, A G ^a   Strutz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancrum oris; Noma; Reconstruction; Results; Split scar flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEEK; CHIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXCISION; FACE DEFORMITY; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCISION; LIP MALFORMATION; MOUTH DISEASE; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ORAL SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SPEECH DISORDER; STOMATITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRISMUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0041880582     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(03)00225-X     Document Type: Article

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