Anterolateral thigh flap pedicle for interposition artery and vein grafts in head and neck reconstruction: A case report

Microsurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-137

  Bianchi, Bernardo ^a   Copelli, Chiara ^a   Ferrari, Silvano ^a   Ferri, Andrea ^a   Sesenna, Enrico ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; LATERAL CIRCUMFLEX FEMORAL ARTERY; MAXILLA CANCER; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR PEDICLE; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN GRAFT;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; MICROSURGERY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 61449086316     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20566     Document Type: Article

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