Competent gastrostomy for patients with head and neck cancer
โ Scribed by P. P. Vassilopoulos; E. Filopoulos; N. Kelessis; M. Gontikakis; G. Plataniotis
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 384 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0941-4355
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## Abstract ## Background The presentation and definitive surgical treatment of head and neck malignancies have varying impact on postoperative recovery and return of swallowing function, which heretofore has not been well defined. ## Methods We performed a retrospective chart review of 142 pati
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