title: [Five hundred sixty-nine flaps used in reconstruction of the head and neck: morbidity analysis and results].
abstract: Aim of the study is to provide high-level results in terms of functionality and softness of the tissues achieved with different reconstructive techniques performed in oncological surgery of the head and neck. Test group was composed of 528 patients recovered with a diagnosis of head and neck cancer. We performed 569 flaps: myocutaneous, cutaneous and fasciocutaneous, and free flaps. The clinical outcome and the morpho-functional evaluation show that free flaps can ensure excellent results, especially in defined anatomical areas such as the cervical-esophageal region, jaw and tongue. As to myocutaneous and cutaneous/fasciocutaneous flaps, they are still the first reconstructive choice, according to their minimal or no functional implications.
authors.affiliation: UOC di Chirurgia Plastica e Ricostruttiva, ASL Roma B, Ospedale Sandro Pertini, Roma.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caravelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lorenzon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cricrì
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marcasciano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pompei
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps