Persistent oronasal fistula after primary management of facial gunshot injuries

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-52

  Majid, Omer W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Facial gunshot wounds; Oronasal fistula; Palatal defects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE INJURY; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; ORONASAL FISTULA; PALATE; PALATE MALFORMATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE DISEASES; ORAL FISTULA; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATE, HARD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 37249027752     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.09.016     Document Type: Article

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