Internal thoracic vessels as recipient vessels for free flap reconstruction in head and neck surgery.
In rare cases the usage of the internal thoracic vessels as recipient vessels in reconstructive surgery of the head and neck region with free tissue transfer is a challenging but valid alternative if local recipient vessels are unusable.
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Department of Hand and Plastic Surgery, Kantonsspital Luzern, Spitalstrasse, 6004 Luzern (CH), Switzerland. vurban@bluewin.ch
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*