Free tissue transfer versus pedicled flap reconstruction of head and neck malignancy defects
✍ Scribed by J. P. O’Neill; N. Shine; P. A. Eadie; E. Beausang; C. Timon
- Book ID
- 107526344
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 164 KB
- Volume
- 179
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1863-4362
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Advanced-stage and recurrent malignancies of the head and neck place severe demands on both the surgical team and the patient. Marked alterations in cosmesis and function are to be expected following major ablative surgery. The use of free tissue transfer with microvascular anastomoses has provided
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