## Abstract ## Background Stomal recurrence after total laryngectomy is 1 of the most serious issues in head and neck surgery, both because of the complexity of its management and because of its morbidity. Prior to the introduction of freeβtissue transfer, mediastinal tracheostomy has been the sta
Monitoring a free anterolateral thigh flap for pharyngeal reconstruction
β Scribed by Tor-Wo Chiu; Wai-Hang Chung; Alexander Chris Vlantis; Hing-Sang Chan; Andrew Burd
- Book ID
- 111319868
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1744-1625
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