Reconstruction of the distal third of the nose with composite ear-helix free flap

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-77

  Ozek, Cuneyt ^a,b   Gurler, Tahir ^a   Uckan, Ali ^a   Bilkay, Ufuk ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alar region; Ear helix flap; Free tissue transfer; Nasal reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTI ORGAN; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE CARCINOMA; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; EAR CARTILAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE NEOPLASMS; RHINOPLASTY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33845991177     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000252537.84610.1d     Document Type: Article

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