Microvascular Free Flaps for Reconstruction of Postmucormycosis Head-and-Neck Defects: Experience in a Tertiary Care Institute

Mucormycosis or black fungus raised to infamy during the COVID-19 epidemic all over the world with disastrous consequences including death. Those who survived were left with complex deformities mostly involving the head-and-neck region. We through this article would like to present our experience of...

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Published in:	Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons
Main Authors:	Ashikesh Kundal, Amit Sharma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Subjects:	black fungus free flap reconstruction head-and-neck reconstruction mucormycosis
Online Access:	https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jhnps.jhnps_77_24

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