Use of single saphenous interposition vein graft for primary arterial circuit and secondary recipient site in head and neck reconstruction: A case report

Head and Neck

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 412-415

  Chang, Kao Ping ^a   Lee, Hsiao Chen ^a   Lai, Chung Sheng ^a   Lin, Sin Daw ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Head and neck reconstruction; Saphenous vein graft; Steal phenomenon

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION;

ADULT; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 34247246166     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20508     Document Type: Article

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