Pectoralis myofascial flap during salvage laryngectomy prevents pharyngocutaneous fistula

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-195

  Patel, Urjeet A ^a,b   Keni, Sanjay P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKIN FISTULA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FISTULA; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651027235     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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