Endoscope-assisted temporoparietal fascia harvest for auricular reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1598-1605

  Helling, Eric R ^a   Okoro, Stanley ^b   Kim II, George ^b   Wang, Peter T H ^b  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; ENDOSCOPE; FASCIA; GRAFT PERFUSION; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN FLAP; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENOUS CONGESTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; EAR, EXTERNAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROSURGERY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLYETHYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 43149105580     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31816a9fb9     Document Type: Article

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