Pharyngocutaneous fistula following laryngectomy

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-120

  Genden, Eric M ^a   Rinaldo, Alessandra ^b   Shaha, Ashok R ^c   Bradley, Patrick J ^d   Rhys Evans, Peter H ^e   Ferlito, Alfio ^b,f  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; METHYLENE BLUE;

BLOOD CULTURE; CINEPHARYNGOESOPHAGOGRAM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEVER; FISTULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; MUSCLE FLAP; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; MYOTOMY; PHARYNGOCUTANEOUS FISTULA; PHARYNGOGRAPHY; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SALIVARY FLOW OBSTRUCTION; SALIVATION; SKIN FLAP; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND HEALING;

CUTANEOUS FISTULA; FISTULA; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES;

EID: 1642345438     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480310015191     Document Type: Editorial

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