Factors involved in free flap thrombosis after reconstructive surgery for head and neck cancer

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 212-216

  Yoshimoto, Seiichi ^a,b   Kawabata, Kazuyoshi ^a   Mitani, Hiroki ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy; Free flap thrombosis; Head and neck reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FREE FLAP THROMBOSIS; GRAFT NECROSIS; GRAFT SALVAGE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; RISK FACTOR; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 74149083635     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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