The successful closure of a colono-cutaneous fistula in the neck
1Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|October 1, 1987
Abstract:
A case is presented of the successful closure of a colono-cutaneous fistula in the neck, which developed twenty-one years after pharyngo-laryngectomy. A pectoralis major muscle flap and a delto-pectoral skin flap were used.
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