title: Head and neck reconstruction using a combined sternomastoid musculocutaneous external jugular veno-accompanying-artery adipofascial flap.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjukuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. kkishi@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Imanishi
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: 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