Local and Regional Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction. a Practical Approach

Description

Local and Regional Flaps in Head & Neck Reconstruction: A Practical Approach provides comprehensive, step-by-step instruction for flap raising and insetting for the head and neck region. Ideal for oral and maxillofacial surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, and head and neck surgeons, the book serves as a useful guide to planning reconstructive cases and an easily accessible reference prior to operation.

Local and Regional Flaps in Head & Neck Reconstruction is logically organized into 24 chapters, each focusing on a local or regional flap, or a special site reconstruction. Chapters focused on a particular flap will begin with a detailed description of the relevant anatomy and discuss potential applications of the flap before moving into a detailed step-by-step description of how to elevated and transfer the flap to the defect site. Potential complications will also be addressed.

Well-illustrated with more than 800 clinical photographs and with a website featuring surgical procedures, this book is an ideal reference for those new to practice and experts alike.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the companion website

1 Introduction 1
2 Flap classification 2
3 Bilobed flap 5
4 Rhomboid flap 12
5 Crescentic flap 20
6 Septal flap 31
7 Nasolabial flap 41
8 V to Y advancement flap 50
9 Keystone flap 57
10 Paramedian forehead flap 62
11 The temporoparietal fascia flap 75
12 Temporalis muscle flap 84
13 Cervicofacial advancement flap 92
14 Submental island flap 103
15 Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap 114
16 Latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap 123
17 Sternocleidomastoid flap 133
18 Trapezius flap 140
19 The supraclavicular artery island flap 147
20 The internal mammary perforator flap 162
21 Ear reconstruction 170
22 Lip reconstruction 186
23 Nasal reconstruction 206
24 Scalp reconstruction 222

Index 243

Author

Rui Fernandes, DMD, MD, FACS, is Chief of the Head and Neck Service at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He maintains an active clinical practice in Jacksonville and serves as the program director for the microvascular reconstructive surgery fellowship. He is a fellow of the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, American College of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, the American Head and Neck Society, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and is a founding fellow of the International Academy of Oral Oncology. He has authored more than 70 manuscripts and book chapters and has delivered numerous lectures both nationally and internationally.