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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2025

Free vs. Local Tissue Transfer and Reconstruction in Pediatric Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Comparable Complication Outcome Review.

Valeria Mejia, Asli Pekcan, Melanie Bakovic, Raina Kushal Patel, Marvee Turk, Idean Roohani, Pasha Shakoori, Mark Urata, Jeffrey A Hammoudeh

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Valeria MejiaDivision of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
Asli PekcanDivision of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
Melanie BakovicDivision of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
Raina Kushal PatelDivision of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-7220-8102
Marvee TurkDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Idean RoohaniDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Pasha ShakooriDivision of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
Mark UrataDivision of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
Jeffrey A HammoudehDivision of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Free Tissue FlapsHead and Neck NeoplasmsPlastic Surgery ProceduresAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleOperative TimePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSurgical FlapsTreatment Outcomefree flaplocal flapmicrosurgeryosteosarcomapediatric head and neck cancerreconstructionrhabdomyosarcomasurgery outcomeswound complications

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PMID40870522
PMCPMC12388219

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