Fasciocutaneous free flaps in pharyngolaryngo-oesophageal reconstruction: a critical review of the literature

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1148-1156

  Murray, Dylan J ^a   Novak, Christine B ^a   Neligan, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fasciocutaneous free flap; Fistula; Morbidity; Pharyngolaryngo oesophageal defects; Reconstruction; Stricture

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FISTULA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNGOPLASTY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHARYNGOLARYNGOOESOPHAGEAL RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FOREARM; HUMANS; LARYNX; MORBIDITY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PHARYNX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51349136655     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.09.030     Document Type: Review

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