Role of free-tissue transfer in the treatment of recalcitrant palatal fistulae among patients with cleft palates

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1131-1139

  Schwabegger, Anton H ^a   Hubli, Eric ^b   Rieger, Michael ^b   Gassner, Robert ^b   Schmidt, Annette ^b   Ninkovic, Milomir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DORSAL PEDAL FLAP; FISTULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PALATE FISTULA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CHILD; FEMALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH DISEASES; ORAL FISTULA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 2342621536     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000110370.67325.ED     Document Type: Article

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