How we do it: Mini posterior septal artery flap for coverage after transphenoidal approaches

Rhinology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 218-220

  Khetani, Justin D ^a   Micomonaco, Damian C ^b   Wright, Erin D ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Posterior nasal flap; Septum; Skull base defect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKULL BASE; SKULL BASE TUMOR;

HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKULL BASE; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84864098301     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4193/Rhino11.157     Document Type: Article

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