Gracilis free muscle transfer for morphofunctional reconstruction of the lower lip

Head and Neck

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 684-689

  Cordova, Adriana ^a   D'Arpa, Salvatore ^a   Moschella, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic lower lip reconstruction; Free innervated gracilis flap; Lower lip carcinoma; Sensate lower lip reconstruction; Total lower lip reconstruction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; GRACILIS FLAP; HUMAN; LIP CARCINOMA; LIP RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; LIP; LIP NEOPLASMS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 43249088009     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20723     Document Type: Article

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