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Tracheostomal reconstruction using a fenestrated deltopectoral skin flap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Charles A. East ,
A. F. Stewart Flemming  and
Michael D. Brough
Charles A. East*
Affiliation:
Registrar in Otolaryngology, Royal Ear Hospital.
A. F. Stewart Flemming
Affiliation:
Registrar in Plastic, University College Hospital.
Michael D. Brough
Affiliation:
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, University College Hospital and Royal Free Hospital.
*
C. A. Easr, Royal Ear Hospital, Huntley Street, London WC1E 6AE.
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Summary

Tracheostomal stenosis following laryngectomy can prevent satisfactor rehabilitation of a patient, and may be difficult to correct. A reconstructive technique using a flap within a deltopectoral flap to treat this condition is described.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 3 , March 1988 , pp. 282 - 283
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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