Use of a long saphenous vein patch graft to facilitate microvascular anastomosis when the carotid artery is stenosed

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-82

  Anand, R ^a   Wilbourn, M ^a   Mourouzis, C ^a   Payne, S P K ^a   Mellor, T K ^a   Brennan, P A ^a  

^a PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastamosis; Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy; Free flap

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DELTOPECTORAL FLAP; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FOREHEAD FLAP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MANDIBLE RESECTION; MICROVASCULARIZATION; MOUTH CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT CANCER; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33845332679     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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