Browsing by Subject "Free Tissue Transfer"

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    Free Tissue Transfer Flaps in head & Neck Reconstruction: Microvascular Anastomosis Technique
    (2025-10-31) van Zyl, Ottie; Fagan, Johan
    This chapter describes the surgical technique of microvascular anastomosis, and the management of patients undergoing vascularised free tissue transfer reconstruction of the head and neck. Readers are referred to the open access atlas chapters on free flaps listed at the end of this chapter for technical details about how to raise these flaps, and to chapters about their applications to reconstruct floor of mouth, mandibulectomy, partial glossectomy, total glossectomy, total max-illectomy, inferior maxillectomy, oropharyngeal, total laryngectomy and cervical oesophageal defects.
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    Rectus Abdominis Flap for Head & Neck Reconstruction
    (2025-10-31) Pipkorn, Patrik; Nussenbaum, Brian
    The rectus abdominis flap is based on the deep inferior epigastric artery. It is a composite flap and comprises muscle, over-lying fascia and skin. It is versatile and provides a large volume of soft tissue and is technically straightforward to raise. Many variations based on the inferior epigastric artery, including perforator flaps, have been described. In the head and neck it is typically used to reconstruct large oral defects, skull base defects, maxillectomy defects or whenever a large volume of soft tissue is required. In the head and neck it has more recently been largely supplanted by the anterolateral thigh free flap.