Severe atherosclerosis of the radial artery in a free radial forearm flap precluding its use

Oral Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-102

  De Bree, Remco ^a   Quak, Jasper J ^a   Kummer, J Alain ^a   Simsek, Suat ^a   Leemans, C René ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Free radial forearm flap; Microvascular surgery; Radial artery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LABORATORY TEST; MICROVASCULATURE; NECK DISSECTION; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0345096607     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1368-8375(03)00133-7     Document Type: Article

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