Human tracheal reconstruction with a composite radial forearm free flap and prosthesis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 714-716

  Yu, Peirong ^a   Clayman, Gary L ^a   Walsh, Garrett L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RADIUS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SWALLOWING; THYROID CANCER; TRACHEA RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE;

FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TRACHEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31044452222     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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