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Novel method of closing a tracheo-oesophageal fistula using a de-epithelialized deltopectoral flap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2006

A McMurtrie ,
G A Georgeu ,
K Kok ,
W V Carlin  and
P M Davison
A McMurtrie
Affiliation:
Departments of Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK
G A Georgeu
Affiliation:
Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK
K Kok
Affiliation:
Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK
W V Carlin
Affiliation:
Departments of Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK
P M Davison
Affiliation:
Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK
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Abstract

The authors describe a novel use of a de-epithelialized deltopectoral flap for the closure of tracheo-oesophageal fistulae, which have been resistant to other methods of closure.

Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 2 , February 2005 , pp. 129 - 131
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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