Use of the external jugular vein as the sole recipient vein in head and neck free flap reconstruction

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 361-365

  Hong, Paul ^a   Taylor, S Mark ^a,c   Trites, Jonathan R ^a   Maclean, Jonathan ^b   Hart, Robert D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

External jugular vein; Free flaps; Vessel selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FACE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846070122     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2006.0023     Document Type: Article

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