Asymptomatic lower extremity deep venous thrombosis resulting in fibula free flap failure

Laryngoscope

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1085-1087

  Jacobson, Adam S ^a   Khorsandi, Azita S ^a   Buchbinder, Daniel ^a   Urken, Mark L ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic deep venous thrombosis; Deep venous thrombosis; Fibula free flap; Free flap failure; Nonviable free flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBULA GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEG THROMBOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; GUNSHOT INJURY; INJURY; JAW DISEASE; JAW TUMOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAXILLA; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; REOPERATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MANDIBULAR INJURIES; MAXILLA; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PALATAL NEOPLASMS; REOPERATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 66849103892     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20227     Document Type: Article

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