## Abstract The entire pharynx and cervical esophagus were reconstructed after total laryngectomy and pharyngoesophagectomy for advanced cancer in 14 patients with the use of a pedicled latissimus dorsi myocutaneous island flap. All flaps were transferred successfully in one stage. The reliability
Autologous diaphragm reconstruction with the pedicled latissimus dorsi flap
โ Scribed by M.O. McConkey; C.L.F. Temple; S. McFadden; W.J. Temple
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 238 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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