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MICROVASCULAR TECHNIQUES IN RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING MAJOR RESECTIONS FOR CANCER OF THE HEAD AND NECK
Author(s) -
MACLEOD A. M.,
O'BRIEN B. MC.,
MORRISON W. A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1979.tb06480.x
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck , head and neck cancer , cancer , tumor ablation , ablation , surgery , head (geology) , geomorphology , geology
Thirteen microvascular free tissue transfers have been used for reconstruction of defects in the head and neck following cancer ablation. These procedures have produced a more rapid repair than conventional techniques and have allowed use of more appropriate tissues than are available locally.