Head and neck reconstruction using a combined sternomastoid musculocutaneous external jugular veno-accompanying-artery adipofascial flap.
We combined a sternomastoid musculocutaneous (SMC) flap and an external jugular veno-accompanying-artery adipofascial (EJ VAF) flap, for head and neck defect reconstruction. The SMC flap provides a rich arterial flow and the EJ VAF flap good venous drainage, making a reliable flap easy-to-raise combination. The flap took well in two patients requiring head and neck reconstruction.
Kishi
Kazuo
K
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjukuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. kkishi@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
Nakajima
Hideo
H
Imanishi
Nobuaki
N
Nakajima
Tatsuo
T
D000328:Adult; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery