The versatility of the free lateral arm flap in head and neck soft tissue reconstruction: clinical experience of 210 cases

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-179

  Marques Faria, Jose Carlos ^a,b,c   Rodrigues, Mônica Lucia ^a   Scopel, Gean Paulo ^b   Kowalski, Luiz Paulo ^a   Ferreira, Marcus Castro ^b  

^a A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Free flap; Head and neck; Lateral arm; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CANCER PATIENT; CHEEK MUCOSA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HARD PALATE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LATERAL ARM FLAP; MALE; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349081537     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.035     Document Type: Article

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