TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid Intraoperative Tissue Expansion in Reconstruction of the Head and Neck
AU - Baker, Shan R.
AU - Swanson, Neil A.
PY - 1990/12
Y1 - 1990/12
N2 - Prolonged tissue expansion has the advantage of creating large amounts of additional skin for reconstructing cutaneous defects that might not be possible without the use of multiple, regional, distant, or microsurgical flaps. In spite of this, there are disadvantages, many of which can be circumvented by the use of rapid intraoperative tissue expansion instead. Although rapid expansion does not increase skin surface area as much as prolonged expansion, it may be helpful in assisting with closure of defects that might otherwise be problematic. (Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116:1431-1434)
AB - Prolonged tissue expansion has the advantage of creating large amounts of additional skin for reconstructing cutaneous defects that might not be possible without the use of multiple, regional, distant, or microsurgical flaps. In spite of this, there are disadvantages, many of which can be circumvented by the use of rapid intraoperative tissue expansion instead. Although rapid expansion does not increase skin surface area as much as prolonged expansion, it may be helpful in assisting with closure of defects that might otherwise be problematic. (Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116:1431-1434)
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U2 - 10.1001/archotol.1990.01870120077013
DO - 10.1001/archotol.1990.01870120077013
M3 - Article
C2 - 2248746
AN - SCOPUS:0025666966
SN - 0886-4470
VL - 116
SP - 1431
EP - 1434
JO - Archives of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Archives of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 12
ER -