title: Superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap's imaging, anatomy and clinical applications in oral maxillofacial reconstruction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the feasibility of superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator (SCIP) flap for oral maxillofacial reconstruction and evaluate computed tomography angiography (CTA) and color Doppler sonography (CDS) in mapping superficial circumflex iliac artery (SCIA) and its perforators.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen patients were carried out surgery. Perforator identification and the relationship between SCIA, deep circumflex iliac artery (DCIA) and superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) were performed preoperatively and intra-operatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The relationship between SCIA, DCIA and SIEA was depicted and subdivided into type 1 (8/15), type 2 (2/15), type 3 (2/15), type 4 (2/15) and type 5 (1/15). Surgical procedures and SCIP flap anatomy were described. 14/15 of the SCIP flaps survived and one with necrosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SCIP flap is a reliable, thin and pliable flap with hidden donor site morbidity for oral maxillofacial reconstruction. CTA and CDS are valuable methods for preoperative assessment of the perforator's location and type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: yuehe@sjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Shufang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Zhuowei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Zao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Chunyue
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yixin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Weiliu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Zhiyuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: chenping_zhang2009@163.com.
authors.forename: Chenping
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000601:surgery*; D061525:Perforator Flap; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
keywords: Color Doppler sonography; Computed tomographic angiography; Oral maxillofacial reconstruction; Perforator flap; Superficial circumflex iliac artery