American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 363-366 , November 2007

Reconstruction of the marginal mandibulectomy defect: an update

  • Frederic W.-B. Deleyiannis, MD, MPhil, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Suite 6B Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Tel.: +1 412 692 7964; fax: +1 412 692 8614.
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  • Joshua Dunklebarger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Edward Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Brian Gastman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Stephen Lai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Robert Ferris, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Eugene N. Myers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Jonas Johnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Received 7 October 2006

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☆ This study was conducted under a protocol approved by the Biomedical Institutional Review Board of the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa).

PII: S0196-0709(06)00271-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.10.017

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 363-366 , November 2007

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