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Pectoralis major flaps: Functional aspects of the repair of oral and oropharyngeal resections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D.A. Parker ,
J. Woodhead ,
B. Chir  and
A.R. Das Gupta
D.A. Parker*
Affiliation:
(Birmingham)
J. Woodhead
Affiliation:
(Birmingham)
B. Chir
Affiliation:
(Birmingham)
A.R. Das Gupta
Affiliation:
(Birmingham)
*
David Parker, F.R.C.S. The Ear and Throat Hospital, Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2HH.
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Abstract

The use of pectoralis major flaps for reconstruction after oral and oropharyngeal resection in a series of seventeen patients is reported. The applications and complications are described. A post-operative assessment of speech, chewing and swallowing in ten of the patients is reported. The functional aspects of such surgery are discussed.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 6 , June 1988 , pp. 509 - 512
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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