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Research Article

Microvascular Free Flaps: a Major Advance in Head and Neck Reconstruction

Alessandra Rinaldo Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Ashok R. Shaha Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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William I. Wei Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Center, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Carl E. Silver Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
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Alfio Ferlito Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Pages 779-784 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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