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Enhanced Morbidity of Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap Used for Salvage after Previously Failed Oncological Treatment and Unsuccessful Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery

Christiana Maria Ribeiro Salles Vanni, Leandro Luongo Matos, Mário Paulo Faro, Jossi Ledo Kanda, Cláudio Roberto Cernea, Lenine Garcia Brandão, Fábio Roberto Pinto

The Scientific World JOURNAL · 2012 · 16 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

Older patients, with hypopharyngeal defects and submitted to previous surgery plus radiation therapy, presented a higher risk of complications and reconstruction failure with PMMF.

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