Comparison of conventional and L-extension deltopectoral flaps in head-and-neck reconstructions

• Main Authors: Chun-Ming Chen (Author), Huey-Er Lee (Author), Ju-Hui Wu (Author), Pei-Chen Lu (Author), Je-Kang Du (Author), Kun-Tsung Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: In this study, we investigated outcomes for conventional deltopectoral (DP) flaps and L-extension deltopectoral (L-DP) flaps in head-and-neck reconstructions. Materials and methods: Twenty-three conventional DP flaps and 10 L-DP flaps were created in 33 patients. The latter flaps...