Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 372-375 , July 2011

Two cases of emergent endovascular treatment for carotid blowout syndrome after free flap reconstruction for neck cancer

  • Masaki Fujioka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Chairman: Fujioka Masaki MD, PhD), National Hospital Organization, Nagasaki Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Nagasaki Medical Center, 1001-1 Kubara 2, 856-8562 Ohmura City, Japan. Tel.: +81 957 52 3121; fax: +81 957 54 0292.
    • ,
  • Hideaki Takahata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery (Chairman: Hiroshi Baba MD, PhD), National Hospital Organization, Nagasaki Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan

Received 31 January 2010 ,Accepted 23 April 2010.

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PII: S1010-5182(10)00103-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2010.04.013

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 372-375 , July 2011

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