Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 86-92 , January 2009

Midline mandibulotomy and interposition grafting for lesions involving the internal carotid artery below the skull base

  • Pirkka Vikatmaa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Pirkka Vikatmaa, MD, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, PO Box 340, FI-00029 Helsinki, Finland
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  • Antti A. Mäkitie, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Mikael Railo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Jyrki Törnwall, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Anders Albäck, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Mauri Lepäntalo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

Received 19 June 2008 ,Accepted 17 August 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01398-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.047

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 86-92 , January 2009

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