The usefulness of a pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in preventing salivary fistulae after salvage total laryngectomy

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 103-107

  Sousa, Alexandre Andrade ^a   Castro, Sebastião Maurício de Oliveira ^b   Porcaro Salles, José Maria ^c   Soares, João Marcos Arantes ^d   de Moraes, Gustavo Meyer ^d   Carvalho, Jomar Rezende ^e   Silva, Guilherme Souza ^f  

^a HNS Group Baleia Hospital   (Brazil)

^b Medical Resident on Head and Neck Surgery   (Brazil)

^c Department of Surgery at the Medical School of UFMG   (Brazil)

^d Alfa Insttute of Gastroenterology   (Brazil)

^e SBCCP   (Brazil)

^f HC UFMG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digestive system fistula; Laryngectomy; Postoperative complications; Surgical flaps

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866037916     PISSN: 18088694     EISSN: 18088686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1808-86942012000400019     Document Type: Article

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