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Bacterial colonization of Montgomery salivary bypass tubes after hypopharyngeal reconstruction in head and neck cancer patients

BACKGROUND: Hypopharyngeal reconstruction after salvage pharyngolaryngectomy results in high postoperative morbidity. The use of salivary bypass tubes can reduce pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) formation. The influence of bacterial colonization has not been described in literature. METHODS: Bacteria...

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Autores principales: Grasl, Stefan, Janik, Stefan, Grasl, Matthaeus Christoph, Parschalk, Bernhard, Erovic, Boban M., Haymerle, Georg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7072055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31848731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-019-05768-z