The antero-lateral thigh (ALT) flap as a plastic-reconstructive method insalvage surgery in the head and neck region

Reconstructive Plastic Surgery of the Head and Neck: Current Techniques and Flap Atlas.

Lateral thigh free flap in head and neck reconstruction.

To understand the role of the lateral thigh flap in head and neck reconstruction, we performed injection studies and anatomic dissections in 2 fresh and 61 preserved cadaver extremities followed by 10 clinical cases involving defects after tumor ablation. The flap, based on the third perforator of the profunda femoris artery, is designed on the posterolateral aspect of the distal thigh. The ped...

Anterior lateral thigh osteomyocutaneous free flap reconstruction in the head and neck: The anterolateral thigh osteomyocutaneous femur bone flap.

BACKGROUND The anterolateral thigh (ALT) free flap is one of the most commonly used donor sites in head and neck reconstruction, however, it is not typically considered when an osseous component is needed. METHODS Soft tissue harvests, cadaveric study, and retrospective analysis of a series of 10 patients undergoing angiography were performed to assess vascular supply to the femoral cortex. I...

Hypotension in Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery

to 60m.m.Hg. and with no ill effects at the end of the anaesthesia and the tremination of the operation the drops of the serum which contains 15mg. Wyamin will be in­creased to rise the blood pressure, now if the anaesthetic drug is Halothane recovery is quick and if Ether is used it is a little pro­longed. If while operating there is need for further injection of Adrenaline solution in the ope...

Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in the reconstructive surgery of the head and neck--our experience.

The goal of this retrospective study is the evaluation of pectoralis major myocutaneous pedicle flap (PMMPF) reliability in clinical practice based on the analysis of the leading indication and postoperative complications. In the period from 2005 to 2011 at the University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Center, a total number of 27 PMMPF w...