title: [Clinical experience with the supraclavicular flap to reconstruct head and neck defects].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of pedicled supraclavicular artery island flaps for head and neck reconstruction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Reconstructive surgeries for head and neck oncologic defects were performed with the pedicled supraclavicular artery island flaps in 10 patients from May 2013 to December 2014 and the cases were review. Among them, 6 were performed for hypopharyngeal cancer, 2 for oral tongue cancer, 1 for oral base cancer and 1 for cervical esophageal cancer. The size of the flaps was measured in (5-8) cm × (6-12) cm.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven flaps survived, one flap failured and two flaps had partial necrosis. Donor sites were closed primarily without morbidity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pedicled supraclavicular artery island flap is an easy harvesting and reliable for head and neck reconstruction, especially suitable for otolaryngo-head and neck surgeon and maxillofacial surgeon in the local hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China; Email: docbinzhang@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dangui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Yabing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hanfeng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome