Modified ileocolic free flap: Viable choice for reconstruction of total laryngopharyngectomy with total glossectomy

Head and Neck

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1215-1219

  Rossmiller, Sarah R ^a   Ghanem, Tamer A ^b   Gross, Neil D ^a   Wax, Mark K ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Free flap; Ileocolic; Laryngopharyngectomy; Microvascular reconstruction; Salvage surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COLON; DYSPHAGIA; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FISTULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GASTROSTOMY; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; ILEUM; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROVASCULATURE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH TUBE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

ESOPHAGECTOMY; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGECTOMY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 68549121117     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21083     Document Type: Article

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