A buried reversed radial forearm flap in pharyngeal reconstruction: Refinements and monitoring

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 204-207

  Deutman, H C ^a   Hartman, E H M ^a   Marres, H A M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flap monitoring; Head and neck surgery; Microvascular surgery; Pharyngeal reconstruction; Reversed radial forearm flap; Surgical flaps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FOREARM; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; NECK CANCER; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ISLAND FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034115654     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002380050251     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Wookey H (1942) The surgical treatment of carcinoma of the pharynx and upper oesophagus. Surg Gynecol Obstet 75: 499-506
2. Bakamjian VY (1965) A two-stage method for pharyngeoesophageal reconstruction with a primary pectoral skin flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 36: 173-184
3. Ariyan S ( 1979) The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. A versatile flap for reconstruction in the head and neck. Plast Reconstr Surg 63(1): 73-81
4. Seidenberg B, Rosenah SS, Hurwitt ES et al (1959) Reconstruction of the cervical esophagus by a revascularized isolated jejunal segment. Ann Surg 149: 162-171
5. Anthony JP, Singer MI, Mathes SJ (1994) Pharyngeoesophageal reconstructions using the tubed free radial forearm flap. Clin Plast Surg 21(1): 137-147
6. Reece GP, Bengston BP, Schusterman MA (1994) Reconstruction of the pharynx and cervical esophagus using free jejunal transfer. Clin Plast Surg 21(1): 125-136
7. Miller MJ, Swartz WM (1994) Oral and pharyngeal reconstruction with free tissue transfer. In: Cohen M (ed) Mastery of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Little Brown, Boston, pp 966-981
8. Hayden RE (1989) Lateral thigh flap. In: Baker SR (ed) Microsurgical reconstructions of the head and neck. Churchill Livingstone, New York, pp 211-228
9. Endo T, Nakayama Y (1997) Pharyngoesophageal reconstruction: a clinical comparison between free tensor fasciae latae and radial forearm flaps. J Reconstr Microsurg 13(2): 93-97
10. Harii K, Ebihara S, Ono I, Saito H, Terui S, Takato T (1985) Pharyngeoesophageal reconstruction using a fabricated forearm free flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 10: 155-160
11. Urken ML (1995) Radial forearm. In: Urken ML, Cheney ML, Sullivan MJ, Biller HF (eds) Atlas of regional and free flaps for head and neck reconstruction. Raven, New York, pp 149-168
12. Soutar DS (1989) Radial forearm flaps: In Baker SR (ed) Microsurgical reconstructions of the head and neck. Churchill Livingstone, New York, pp 139-158
13. Jones NF (1992) Intraoperative and postoperative monitoring of microsurgical free tissue transfer. Clin Plast Surg 19(4): 783-797
14. Katsaros J, Banis JC, Acland RD, Tan E (1985) Monitoring free vascularised jejunum grafts. Br J Plast Surg 38(2): 220-222
15. Urken ML, Futran N, Moscoso J, Biller HF (1994) A modified design of the buried radial forearm free flap for use in oral cavity and pharyngeal reconstruction. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1233-1239
16. Thoma A, Archibald S, Jackson S, Young JEM (1994) Surgical patterns of venous drainage of the free forearm flap in head and neck reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 93: 54-59