A ten-year experience of multiple flaps in head and neck surgery: How successful are they?

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-187

  Ross, Gary L ^a   Ang, Erik E ^b   Lannon, Declan ^c   Addison, Patrick ^c   Golger, Alex ^c   Novak, Christine B ^c   Lipa, Joan E ^d   Gullane, Patrick J ^c   Neligan, Peter C ^e  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Free flap reconstruction; Head and neck; Multiple flaps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 45249103958     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1076754     Document Type: Article

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