title: [The arteria reconstruction of the carotid artery involved with advanced head and neck cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the application of arteria reconstruction in the therapy of the carotid artery involved with advanced head and neck cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The artificial blood vessel made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) was used in two patients with supraglottic carcinoma to reconstruct the carotid artery. In the two cases, their common carotid artery and internal carotid artery involved with metastatic lymph nodes, were resected before reconstruction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The wound of two cases had grade I healing, no serious cranium-cerebrum complication occurred. The patency of the artificial blood vessel was observed by ultrasonography. The vessels were at good condition. Two patients died two and three years later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The artificial blood vessel reconstruction for vascular damaged by head and neck cancer is safe and convenient in clinical practice. At the same time, it is an alternative method to solve the deficiency of auto vessels in the body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, the Second Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, 362000, China. lzy889@163.com
authors.forename: Zhenyuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Poshui
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D001187:Artificial Organs; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures