Forty-five cases of head and neck reconstruction with pectoralis major myocutaneous flaps (PMMF) between 1985 and 1990 were analyzed retrospectively for complications. Thirty-two cases were done at the VA Medical Center and 13 at Albany Medical Center, a private university hospital. Total complicati
Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap: analysis of complications in difficult patients
โ Scribed by M. L. Castelli; G. Pecorari; G. Succo; A. Bena; M. Andreis A Sartoris
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 30 KB
- Volume
- 258
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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