Use of free flaps for reconstruction in head and neck surgery: A retrospective study of 182 cases

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-273

  Nakamizo, Munenaga ^a   Yokoshima, Kazuhiko ^a   Yagi, Toshiaki ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complications; Free flap; Head and neck surgery; Microvascular surgery; Reconstruction; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FOREARM; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRRADIATION; JEJUNUM; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE FLAP; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; JEJUNUM; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 4544282689     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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