Free Tissue Transfer to Head and Neck: Lessons Learned from Unfavorable Results-Experience per Subsite.
This article provides a lesson-learned approach per site and anatomic structure to head and neck reconstruction. It addresses the most common unfavorable results following successful free flap transfer shedding light on why they happen and how to prevent them. It draws from hundreds of advanced and complicated microsurgical head and neck reconstruction cases, aiming to achieve excellence in the reconstructive endeavor and to enhance the patient's quality of life.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College, Chang Gung University, 199 Tun-Hwa North Road, Taipei 10591, Taiwan.
Nidal Farhan
NF
Al Deek
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College, Chang Gung University, 199 Tun-Hwa North Road, Taipei 10591, Taiwan. Electronic address: fuchanwei@gmail.com.
Fu-Chan
FC
Wei
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College, Chang Gung University, 199 Tun-Hwa North Road, Taipei 10591, Taiwan.
Huang-Kai
HK
Kao
D058752:Free Tissue Flaps; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
Complications; Free tissue transfer; Microsurgical head and neck recosntruction; Unfavorable results