Influence of previous radiotherapy on free tissue transfer in the head and neck region: Evaluation of 455 cases

Laryngoscope

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1162-1167

  Klug, Clemens ^a   Berzaczy, Dominik ^a   Reinbacher, Heidrun ^a   Voracek, Martin ^b   Rath, Thomas ^a   Millesi, Werner ^c   Ewers, Rolf ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Free flap; Free tissue transfer; Head and neck; Microvascular; Oral cavity; Radiotherapy; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUTH CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33747202484     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000227796.41462.a1     Document Type: Article

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