Complications of free flap transfers for head and neck reconstruction following cancer resection

Oral Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 979-984

  Genden, Eric M ^a   Rinaldo, Alessandra ^b   Suárez, Carlos ^c,d   Wei, William I ^e   Bradley, Patrick J ^f   Ferlito, Alfio ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

^e Division of Head and Neck Surgery   (Hong Kong)

^f QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Free flap transfer; Head and neck tumors; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXTRAN; HEPARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; DONOR SITE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INFECTION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

GRAFT REJECTION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 7044229306     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2004.01.012     Document Type: Review

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