The effect of preoperative radiotherapy on complication rate after microsurgical head and neck reconstruction

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1454-1459

  Momeni, Arash ^a   Kim, Rebecca Y ^a   Kattan, Ahlia ^a   Tennefoss, Josh ^a   Lee, Tim H C ^a   Lee, Gordon K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication rate; Head and neck reconstruction; Microsurgery; Plastic surgery; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054756424     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.06.043     Document Type: Article

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