Analysis of free flap viability based on recipient vein selection

Head and Neck

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1354-1359

  Francis, David O ^a   Stern, Ryan E ^a   Zeitler, Daniel ^b   Izzard, Mark ^c   Futran, Neal D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Flap failure; Flap reexploration; Free flap; Venous anastomosis; Venous configuration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE SURVIVAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349315232     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21105     Document Type: Article

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