Soft-palate reconstruction with a “SCARF” superior-constrictor advancement-rotation flap
✍ Scribed by Steven M. Zeitels; Jennifer Kim
- Book ID
- 110079738
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 757 KB
- Volume
- 108
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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