The thoracoacromial artery as the recipient artery for safer free jejunal transfer in patients with irradiated, extensively scarred necks.
Numajiri
Toshiaki
T
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
Fujiwara
Takashi
T
Nishino
Kenichi
K
Sowa
Yoshihiro
Y
Uenaka
Maki
M
Shimada
Taketoshi
T
Nakai
Shigeru
S
Hisa
Yasuo
Y
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology; D016371:Cranial Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply*; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*