Swallowing after major surgery of the oral cavity or oropharynx: A prospective and longitudinal assessment of patients treated by microvascular soft tissue reconstruction

Head and Neck

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 638-647

  Borggreven, Pepijn A ^a   Verdonck De Leeuw, Irma M ^a   Rinkel, Rico N ^a   Langendijk, Johannes A ^a   Roos, Jan C ^a   David, Eric F L ^a   De Bree, Remco ^a   Leemans, C René ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Microvascular reconstruction; Oral cavity; Oropharynx; Swallowing

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCINTIGRAPHY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMORBIDITY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PALATE, SOFT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; TONGUE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34447312585     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20582     Document Type: Article

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