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Repair of pharyngo-cutaneous fistula using a bipedicled tubed flap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. S. Shanmugham
M. S. Shanmugham*
Affiliation:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*
Dr. M. S. Shanmugham, F.R.C.S., ED., Ear, Nose & Throat Department, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore.
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Abstract

The successful closure of a large pharyngo-cutaneous fistula by a bipedicled tubed flap is described. This procedure is technically simple and reliable. An advantage of this method is that both lining and covering are obtained in the same flap.

Type
Clinical records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 100 , Issue 4 , April 1986 , pp. 493 - 496
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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