Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Endoscopic technique for free flap harvesting

M J Miller1, G L Robb

  • 1Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.

Clinics in Plastic Surgery
|October 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Management of advanced mandibular osteoradionecrosis with free flap reconstruction.

Head & neck·2001
Same author

Indications for immediate tissue transfer for soft tissue reconstruction in visceral pelvic surgery.

Surgery·2001
Same author

Reconstructive management of contralateral breast cancer in patients who previously underwent unilateral breast reconstruction.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery·2001
Same author

Comparison of immediate and delayed free TRAM flap breast reconstruction in patients receiving postmastectomy radiation therapy.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery·2001
Same author

Thrombolytic therapy: what is its role in free flap salvage?

Annals of plastic surgery·2001
Same author

Coverage of skull base defects.

Clinics in plastic surgery·2001
Same journal

Lower-Extremity Reconstruction: Principles, Progress, and Perspectives.

Clinics in plastic surgery·2026
Same journal

Pediatric.

Clinics in plastic surgery·2026
Same journal

Lower Extremity Reconstruction in Acute Burns.

Clinics in plastic surgery·2026
Same journal

Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds: Updates on Lower Extremity Reconstruction in Clinics in Plastic Surgery.

Clinics in plastic surgery·2026
Same journal

Updates in Lower Extremity Reconstruction: Post Sarcoma.

Clinics in plastic surgery·2026
Same journal

Fillet Flaps for Lower Extremity Salvage.

Clinics in plastic surgery·2026
See all related articles

Endoscopic techniques enable minimally invasive harvest of reconstructive tissues like the latissimus dorsi and rectus abdominis muscles. This approach promises reduced scarring and may become the future standard for tissue harvesting in plastic surgery.

Area of Science:

  • Plastic Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Surgical Techniques

Background:

  • Latissimus dorsi and rectus abdominis muscles are versatile reconstructive tissues.
  • Current reconstructive surgery often involves conventional tissue harvesting methods.
  • Conventional methods can result in significant scarring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the current development of endoscopic techniques for tissue harvest.
  • To present clinical experience with endoscopic jejunal segment harvest.
  • To explore the potential of endoscopic techniques for other donor tissues.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current endoscopic harvesting techniques for latissimus dorsi and rectus abdominis muscles.
  • Description of clinical experience with endoscopic jejunal segment harvest.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Discussion of potential applications for other donor tissues.

    • Main Results:

    • Endoscopic techniques are advancing for latissimus dorsi and rectus abdominis muscle harvest.
    • Clinical experience with endoscopic jejunal harvest is presented.
    • Potential exists for endoscopic harvest of gracilis, internal oblique, serratus anterior muscles, and fascias.

    Conclusions:

    • Endoscopic tissue harvest offers potential for reduced scarring.
    • Further development of sophisticated instrumentation is needed for subcutaneous endoscopic approaches.
    • Minimally invasive tissue harvest may become the future standard with increased experience and improved technology.