Venous flow-through flap as an external monitor for buried radial forearm free flap in head and neck reconstruction

Raul Pellini; Barbara Pichi; Marzia Ruggieri; Paolo Ruscito; Giuseppe Spriano

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2006.01.026

Venous flow-through flap as an external monitor for buried radial forearm free flap in head and neck reconstruction

Raul Pellini, Barbara Pichi, Marzia Ruggieri, Paolo Ruscito, Giuseppe Spriano

Istituto Regina Elena

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Abstract

Postoperative monitoring of buried free flaps in head and neck reconstruction can be extremely difficult or impossible. The authors describe a series of 11 cases over a 21-month period, of buried radial forearm free flaps used in head and neck reconstruction. To monitor the main buried flap a small venous flow-through flap is supplied by and attached to the cephalic vein of a radial forearm free flap. This small venous skin flap is inset separately from the main paddle, so that it is visible at the external surface of the neck, furnishing information about the perfusion of the entire flap.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1217-1221
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Volume	59
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2006.01.026
Publication status	Published - Nov 2006

Keywords

Buried flap
Free flap
Head and neck reconstruction
Head and neck surgery
Microvascular surgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery

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Venous flow-through flap as an external monitor for buried radial forearm free flap in head and neck reconstruction. / Pellini, Raul; Pichi, Barbara; Ruggieri, Marzia; Ruscito, Paolo; Spriano, Giuseppe.

In: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Vol. 59, No. 11, 11.2006, p. 1217-1221.

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