Reverse facial-submental artery island flap for reconstruction of oropharyngeal defects following middle and advanced-stage carcinoma ablation

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-197

  Zhang, Bin ^a   Wang, Jian Guang ^a   Chen, Wei Liang ^a   Yang, Zhao Hui ^a   Huang, Zhi Quan ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Oropharyngeal cancer; Oropharyngeal defect; Pedicel flap; Reconstructive surgery; Submental artery island flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; RELIABILITY; REVERSE FACIAL SUBMENTAL ARTERY ISLAND FLAP; SPEECH; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SWALLOWING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NECK MUSCLES; NEOPLASM STAGING; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953670511     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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