Treatment for chronic abscess after cranioplasty: Reconstruction of dura maters using the anterolateral thigh flap with fascia lata

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1305-1308

  Shimada, Ken Ichi ^a   Ishikura, Naotaka ^a   Heshiki, Takaya ^a   Kawakami, Shigehiko ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh flap; Dura mater reconstruction; Vascularized fascia lata

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CRANIOPLASTY; DURA MATER; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRANIOTOMY; DURA MATER; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THIGH;

EID: 36048986331     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e31811ec238     Document Type: Article

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