Functional outcomes after hemiglossectomy and reconstruction with a bilobed radial forearm free flap

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 356-359

  Uwiera, Trina ^a   Seikaly, Hadi ^a,b,c,d   Rieger, Jana ^a   Chau, Jason ^a   Harris, Jeffery R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Maxillofac Prosthet Rehab Unit   (Canada)

^c CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d Garneau Professional Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bilobed; Function; Hemiglossectomy; Radial forearm free flap; Speech; Swallowing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GLOSSECTOMY; HEMIGLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; PARAMETER; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SWALLOWING; TONGUE CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15444364940     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2004.00356     Document Type: Article

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