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ReviewSeminars in plastic surgery2023

Management of Palatal Defects after Free-Flap Reconstruction and Radiotherapy.

Wesley McIlwain, Jared Inman, Arya Namin, Aasif Kazi, Christopher Shumrick, Yadranko Ducic

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Review in Seminars in plastic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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0citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Wesley McIlwainOtolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, Fort Worth, Texas.
Jared InmanOtolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California.
Arya NaminOtolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, Fort Worth, Texas.
Aasif KaziOtolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California.
Christopher ShumrickDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Yadranko DucicOtolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, Fort Worth, Texas.
Facial Plastics Surgery Associates · USLoma Linda University · USLoma Linda University Medical Center · USTufts Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Palatal fistulas have significant effects on quality of life. Traditional prosthetic rehabilitation and surgical reconstruction of palate defects in radiation-naïve tissues are well described. However, palatal fistulas developing after initial tumor extirpation, free-flap reconstruction, and adjuvant radiation or chemoradiation are associated with challenging secondary tissue effects. In this review, we will discuss the management of palatal fistulas after surgical reconstruction and radiotherapy.

Indexed as

free-flap complicationsmaxillary reconstructionmidface reconstructionoronasal fistulapalatal fistularadiotherapy complications

Identifiers

PMID36776801
PMCPMC9911226
OpenAlexW4312193011

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