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[The selection of cervical vessels recipients in reconstructive surgery of head and neck with free flaps]
J L Llorente Pendas1, C Suárez Nieto, J Sánchez Lorenzo
1Departamento de ORL, Hospital Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo.
One of the most important parameters for success in free tissue transfer to the head and neck are a proper and careful recipient vessel dissection and meticulous vascular microanastomotic technique. The principle that govern vessel positioning in the head and neck are more complex than those used in extremity free flap transfers. In this report the vascular selection as well as technical details are discussed, based on the literature data and our own experience in 20 patients.
One of the most important parameters for success in free tissue transfer to the head and neck are a proper and careful recipient vessel dissection and meticulous vascular microanastomotic technique. The principle that govern vessel positioning in the head and neck are more complex than those used in extremity free flap transfers. In this report the vascular selection as well as technical details are discussed, based on the literature data and our own experience in 20 patients.
