title: Reconstruction of the posterior pharyngeal wall with a deltopectoralis flap in one-step surgical intervention with larynx preservation.
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Federal University of São João del-Rei; Divinópolis, Brazil (Soares) Hospital das Clínicas; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Santos, Sousa, Moraes, Salles).
authors.forename: João Marcos A
authors.initials: JMA
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Marco Homero S
authors.initials: MHS
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Alexandre A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: Gustavo M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: José Maria P
authors.initials: JMP
authors.lastname: Salles
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010611:Pharyngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps
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