Cadaveric study of the posterior pedicle nasoseptal flap: A novel flap for reconstruction of pharyngeal defects and velopharyngeal insufficiency

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1269-1275

  Rivera Serrano, Carlos M ^a   Lentz, Ashley K ^a   Pinheiro Neto, Carlos ^a   Snyderman, Carl H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; HUMAN; NOSE; PHARYNX; SOFT PALATE; SURGICAL FLAPS; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ARTICLE; INJURY; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE;

CADAVER; HUMANS; NOSE; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; SURGICAL FLAPS; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84887281802     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a4c37b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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