Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 6 , Pages 930-933 , June 2010

Revision of pharyngeal flaps causing obstructive airway symptoms: An analysis of treatment with three different techniques over 39 years

  • Yong-Chen Por

      Affiliations

    • Cleft and Craniofacial Centre, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
    • ,
  • Ying-Chien Tan

      Affiliations

    • Cleft and Craniofacial Centre, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
    • ,
  • Frank Chun-Shin Chang

      Affiliations

    • Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Philip Kuo-Ting Chen

      Affiliations

    • Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Craniofacial Surgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Hsin Street, Guei Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 33273726; fax: +886 33271029.

Received 25 November 2008 ,Accepted 15 April 2009.

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PII: S1748-6815(09)00333-7

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.04.010

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 6 , Pages 930-933 , June 2010

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