## Abstract ## Background. This study reports our experience with fasciocutaneous reconstruction of circumferential pharyngoesophageal defects using an anterolateral thigh flap wrapped around a salivary bypass tube. ## Methods. The charts of 14 patients were reviewed. All patients who had recons
Functional Outcomes after Circumferential Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction
β Scribed by Jan S. Lewin; Denise A. Barringer; Annette H. May; Ann M. Gillenwater; Katherine A. Arnold; Dianna B. Roberts; Peirong Yu
- Book ID
- 110087723
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Volume
- 115
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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