Analysis of functional results and quality of life following free jejunal flaps for reconstruction after upper aerodigestive neoplastic resection: the St James's experience

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 577-582

  Hanson, R P ^a   Chow, T K ^a   Feehan, E ^a   Eadie, P A ^a   Timon, C T ^a   Keogh, S ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Free flap reconstruction; Head and neck cancer; Jejunal free flap; Quality of life scores

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; IRELAND; JEJUNUM; LARYNX PROSTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; SWALLOWING;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; JEJUNUM; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGECTOMY; PHARYNX; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247646594     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.11.012     Document Type: Review

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