Buried deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps for complex head and neck contour defects

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-88

  Clemens, Mark W ^a   Davison, Steven P ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contour defects; Diep flap; Head and neck reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FIBROUS DYSPLASIA; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK MALFORMATION; HUMAN; LIPOSUCTION; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NOSE CANCER; ORBIT; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SKULL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59949085715     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1090601     Document Type: Article

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