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Does anticoagulation improve outcomes of microvascular free flap reconstruction following head and neck surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The commonest cause of microvascular free flap failure is thrombosis at the anastomosis. Pharmacological antithrombotic therapies have been used to mitigate this risk, but they carry the risk of bleeding and haematoma formation. To justify …
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Microvascular anastomotic coupler devices versus hand-sewn technique for arterial anastomosis: a systematic review.
The use of microvascular anastomotic coupling devices (MACD) is an established technique for venous anastomosis. However, literature on arterial MACD is conflicting. We report, to our knowledge, the first registered systematic review of its…
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Internal jugular vein duplication: clinical significance for head and neck cancer ablative and reconstructive surgery.
We present the case of a 75-year-old patient with a T2N0Mo oral cancer, who underwent surgery for cancer ablation and reconstruction. Intraoperatively, a duplicate internal jugular vein (IJV) was identified. Both segments were preserved. Th…
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Patient-specific soft tissue reconstruction: an IDEAL stage I report of hemiglossectomy reconstruction and introduction of the PANSOFOS flap.
The standard of care for head and neck reconstruction is microvascular free-tissue transfer. Various techniques of soft tissue, free-flap design have previously been described. Patient-specific planning and 3D printing have changed practice…