Monitoring Buried Flap in Pharyngeal Defect Reconstruction

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2023; 56(01): 094-096
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1764313

Letter to the Editor

Authors

Dinesh Kadam

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, A. J. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Rohanchandra R. Gatty

²Department of Surgical Oncology, Fr. Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

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