Rescue of anterolateral thigh flap with absent perforators using anteromedial thigh flap

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 334-335

  Katre, Chaitanya ^a   Shaw, Richard ^a   Batstone, Martin ^a   Brown, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh flap; Anteromedial thigh flap; Head and neck reconstruction; Perforators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 43049148351     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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