Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 561-563

  Beausang, Eamon S ^a   McKay, Doug ^a   Brown, Dale H ^a   Irish, Jonathan C ^a   Gilbert, Ralph ^a   Gullane, Patrick J ^a   Lipa, Joan E ^a   Neligan, Peter C ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

DIEAP flaps; Head and neck reconstruction

Indexed keywords

DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GLOSSECTOMY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; MASTOIDECTOMY; PAROTIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0345060542     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000096447.93223.bf     Document Type: Review

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