Microvascular reconstruction of nasal ala using a reversed superficial temporal artery auricular flap

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1300-1304

  Li, Shengli ^a   Cao, Weigang ^a   Cheng, Kaixiang ^a   Yin, Chuyang ^a   Qian, Yunliang ^a   Cao, Yilin ^a   Chang, Ti Sheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ala; Auricular flap; Free flap; Microsurgery; Nasal reconstruction; Reverse flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPOSITE GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NOSE ALA; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; VEIN GRAFT;

ADULT; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; RHINOPLASTY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TEMPORAL ARTERIES;

EID: 33750965199     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.03.050     Document Type: Article

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