Microvascular free tissue transfer after prior radiotherapy in head and neck reconstruction - A review

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 227-234

  Thankappan, Krishnakumar ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Free flap surgery; Head and neck cancer; Head and neck reconstruction; Microvascular free tissue transfer; Prior radiotherapy; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANASTOMOSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PATENCY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957770835     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2009.06.001     Document Type: Review

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