- Comprehensively explains harvesting techniques of the most important flaps in head and neck reconstruction
- Provides step-to-step descriptions supplemented with illustrative photographs and drawings
- Consistent, easy-to-navigate structure helps readers find specific information quickly
Ablative tumor surgery of the head and neck region often results in severe cosmetic and functional deformities. In these cases, microvascular free-tissue transfer enables thee-dimensional reconstruction of head and neck defects. The selection of adequate donor tissue and a profound knowledge of the human anatomy and the various harvesting techniques are paramount in ensuring successful reconstruction.
Reflecting current surgical approaces, this book presents the most frequently used flaps in head and neck surgery, including detailed overviews as well as their respective pearls and pitfalls. Moreover, each section contains a synopsis and pre-operative checklist.
The combination of high-quality photographs with drawings precisely illustrates the step-to-step descriptions of the different techniques, making this book an accessible reference for both doctors in training and specialists in the fields of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, plastic surgery, maxillofacial trauma, and skull base surgery.
Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction
- 1. History of microvascular surgery
- 2. Selection of flaps
- 3. Classification of flaps
- 4. Preoperative considerations
- 5. Intraoperative considerations
- 6. Arterial anastomosis
- 7. Venous anastomosis
- 8. Postoperative care
- 9. Timetable of homeostasis
- 10. Flap surveillance protocol
- 11. No patency and flap salvage options
- 12. Skin graft harvest
- 13. Full-thickness skin graft
- 14. Harvesting vein grafts
- 15. Sural nerve grafts
- 16. Harvest of rib cartilage
Part II: Regional Flaps
- 17. Paramedian flap
- 18. Buccal flap
- 19. Palatal island flap
- 20. Facial artery musculomucosal flap
- 21. Sternocleidomastoid flap
- 22. Supraclavicular artery flap
- 23. Deltopectoral flap
- 24. Pectoralis major flap
Part III: Free flaps
- 25. Tempoparietal fascia free flap
- 26. Scapula/parascapula free flap
- 27. Latissimus dorsi free flap
- 28. Radial forearm free flap
- 29. Tensor fascia lata free flap
- 30. Anterolateral thigh flap
- 31. Fibula free flap
