One-stage reconstruction of large scalp defects: Anterolateral thigh flap

Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 155-159

  Çalikapan, Gaye Taylan ^a,b   Yildirim, Serkan ^a   Aköz, Tayfun ^a  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADULT; AGED; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; CALVARIA; CASE REPORT; CRANIOPLASTY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FASCIA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKULL DEFECT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN GRAFT; VENOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BURNS, ELECTRIC; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33645773128     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20189     Document Type: Article

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