Naslov
Comparison of three methods of oral reconstruction for quality-of-life assessment

Autori
Knežević, Predrag ; Uglešić, Vedran ; Virag, Mihajlo ; Varga, Siniša

Izvornik
Annals of plastic surgery (0148-7043) 48 (2002), 3; 334-335

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pismo, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Comparative Study; Humans; Mouth / su [Surgery]Mouth Neoplasms / su [Surgery]Reconstructive; Surgical Procedures; mt Methods; Surgical Flaps

Sažetak
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the success rate of local, pectoralis major, and microvascular flaps in oral reconstruction as well as to determine whether the reconstructive method influences the patient’ s postoperative quality of life. General patient characteristics were analyzed to establish which general characteristics as well as which tumor parameters influence postoperative quality of life. The investigation was performed at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia, during a 12-month period. A total of 55 patients with oral cancer were evaluated (21 local flaps, 11 pectoralis major flaps, and 23 microvascular flaps).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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