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1Regional Maxillofacial Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Long Lane, Liverpool, L7, UK. david.vaughan18@btinternet.com
Oral Oncology
|April 14, 2009
Abstract:
Free tissue transfer with microvascular anastomosis has transformed surgical outcomes for head and neck cancer patients. Microvascular reconstruction has allowed surgeons to perform more aggressive ablative surgery. This paper considers the extent to which this method of reconstruction has improved functional outcomes in these patients.