Reconstruction of the hypopharynx after free jejunum flap failure: Is a second free jejunum transfer feasible?

Oral Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-64

  Bertino, Giulia ^a   Benazzo, Marco ^a   Occhini, Antonio ^a   Gatti, Patrizia ^a   Spasiano, Roberto ^b   Alessiani, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b AUSL Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Jejunum flap; Pedicle flap; Pharyngolaryngectomy; Salivary fistula; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FISTULA; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT NECROSIS; HUMAN; JEJUNUM; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; JEJUNUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 37049014058     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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