Microvascular free flaps: a major advance in head and neck reconstruction.
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ALESSANDRA RINALDO, ASHOK R. SHAHA, WILLIAM I. WEI, CARL E. SILVER and ALFIO FERLITO From the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Center, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China and Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Acta oto-laryngologica
دوره 122 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002