title: Early postoperative imaging and image-guided procedures on patients with face transplants.
abstract: Face transplantation is being performed with increasing frequency. Facial edema, fluid collections, and lymphadenopathy are common postoperative findings and may be due to various etiologies, some of which are particular to face transplantation. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how postoperative imaging and image-guided minimally invasive procedures can assist in diagnosing and treating complications arising from face transplantation. Retrospective evaluation of 6 consecutive cases of face transplantation performed at Brigham and Women's Hospital between April 2009 and March 2014 was performed with assessment of postoperative imaging and image-guided procedures, including aspiration of postoperative fluid collection, lymph node biopsy, and treatment of salivary gland leak. Through these cases, we demonstrate that early postoperative imaging and image-guided procedures are key components for the management of complications following face transplantation.
authors.affiliation: From the Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (T.C.L., T.C., R.Y.H., G.L.W., S.M.) tclee@post.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: From the Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (T.C.L., T.C., R.Y.H., G.L.W., S.M.).
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chansakul
authors.affiliation: From the Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (T.C.L., T.C., R.Y.H., G.L.W., S.M.).
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: From the Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (T.C.L., T.C., R.Y.H., G.L.W., S.M.).
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wrubel
authors.affiliation: From the Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (T.C.L., T.C., R.Y.H., G.L.W., S.M.).
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukundan
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery (D.J.A.).
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Annino
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery (J.J.P., B.P.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pribaz
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery (J.J.P., B.P.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pomahac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000628:therapy; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D054445:Facial Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed