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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 40, 2006 - Issue 5
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Deltopectoral flap revisited: Role of the extended flap in reconstruction of the head and neck

Guan-Ming Feng Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung
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Emanuele Cigna Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Yan-chau Shiang, Taiwan; Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Hsing-Kuang Lai Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Yan-chau Shiang, Taiwan
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Hung-Chi Chen Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Yan-chau Shiang, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
, FACS , MD , MHA,
Tewedoros M. Gedebou Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Yan-chau Shiang, Taiwan
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Ömer Özkan Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Yan-chau Shiang, Taiwan
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Jagdeep Chana Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Yan-chau Shiang, Taiwan
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Pages 275-280 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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