Schuller DE

A subgroup of midfacial basal and squamous cell carcinomas invade extensively into the surrounding soft tissues and at times into bone, cartilage, and the nearby cavities. Their management can be optimized by using the combined skills of th…

The purpose of this report is to analyse the results of a variety of airway reconstructions in order to formulate a recommended therapeutic approach. There were 43 patients who had 64 operations for laryngeal and/or tracheal defects at the …

The use of irradiated homologous cartilage for the restoration of facial contour defects remains a controversial issue in reconstructive surgery. Both favorable and unfavorable reports can be found in the literature. Some basic research con…

The ideal local anesthetic agent for facial plastic surgery should have rapid onset, good surgical anesthesia, and reasonably long duration. The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blind study was to compare 1% lidocaine hydroch…

This review of 50 consecutive myocutaneous flaps provided an opportunity to assess the value of this particular reconstructive technique in head and neck cancer surgery. There is no question that the flap has certain disadvantages. In this …

Cervical flaps utilized in head and neck reconstruction have undergone innumerable modifications since their original description more than 100 years ago. They remain as a positive addition to options available to the head and neck surgeon …

The aggressive initial treatment of external auditory canal and middle ear malignancies using ablative surgery in the form of temporal bone resection combined with postoperative curative doses (6,000 rads) of irradiation has resulted in mea…