The long Abbe flap combined with periosteally-vascularised mandibular bone for the simultaneous reconstruction of the upper lip and supportive columella

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 296-299

  Okazaki, Mutsumi ^a   Ueda, Kazuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abbe flap; Midface defects; Periosteally vascularised mandibular bone; Total nose reconstruction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACE DEFORMITY; HUMAN; LONG ABBE FLAP; MALE; MANDIBLE; NOSE CAVITY CANCER; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PERIOSTEUM; SKIN FLAP; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UPPER LIP;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FACE; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MANDIBLE; NOSE NEOPLASMS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242267140     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310310001733     Document Type: Article

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