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Original Article

Use of systemic low-dose unfractionated heparin in microvascular head and neck reconstruction: Influence in free-flap outcomes

Toshiaki NumajiriDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan and Correspondence[email protected]
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Yoshihiro SowaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan and
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Kenichi NishinoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan and
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Akihito AraiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Takahiro TsujikawaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Kaichiro IkebuchiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Hiroshi NakanoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Hirofumi SakaguchiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Pages 135-141 | Received 29 Apr 2015, Accepted 28 Oct 2015, Published online: 03 Mar 2016

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