Vascular anatomy of the supraclavicular area revisited: Feasibility of the free supraclavicular perforator flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1399-1409

  Cordova, Adriana ^a   Pirrello, Roberto ^a   D'Arpa, Salvatore ^a   Jeschke, Johannes ^a   Brenner, Erich ^a   Moschella, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; FREE SUPRACLAVICULAR PERFORATOR FLAP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MANDIBLE RESECTION; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NECK DISSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN CIRCULATION; FACE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GINGIVA TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; JUGULAR VEIN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKIN TUMOR; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; CADAVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FACE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 58149149643     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181891651     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Mutter, T. Case of deformity from burns relieved by operation. Am. J. Med. Sci. 66, 1842.
2. Demergasso, F., and Piazza, M. V. Trapezius myocutaneous flap in reconstructive surgery for head and neck cancer: An original technique. Am. J. Surg. 138: 533, 1979.
3. Haas, F., Weiglein, A., Schwarzl, F., and Scharnagl, E. The lower trapezius musculocutaneous flap from pedicled to free flap: Anatomical basis and clinical applications based on the dorsal scapular artery. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 113: 1580, 2004.
4. Hyakusoku, H., Takizawa, Y., Murakami, M., Gao, J. H., Take-koshi, A., and Fumiiri, M. Versatility of the free or pedicled superficial cervical artery skin flaps in head and neck burns. Burns 19: 168, 1993.
5. Ogawa, R., Murakami, M., Vinh, V. Q., and Hyakusoku, H. Clinical and anatomical study of superficial cervical artery flaps: Retrospective study of reconstructions with 41 flaps and the feasibility of harvesting them as perforator flaps. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 118: 95, 2006.
6. Mathes, S., and Vasconez, L. The cervicohumeral flap. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 61: 7, 1978.
7. Di Benedetto, G., Aquinati, A., Pierangeli, M., Scalise, A., and Bertani, A. From the "charretera" to the supraclavicular fascial island flap: Revisitation and further evolution of a controversial flap. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 115: 70, 2005.
8. Hartman, E. H., Van Damme, P. A., and Suominen, S. H. The use of the pedicled supraclavicular flap in noma reconstructive surgery. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 118: 270, 2006.
9. Heitland, A. S., and Pallua, N. The single and double-folded supraclavicular island flap as a new therapy option in the treatment of large facial defects in noma patients. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 115: 1591, 2005.
10. Pallua, N., Machens, H. G., Rennekampff, O., Becker, M., and Berger, A. The fasciocutaneous supraclavicular artery island flap for releasing postburn mentosternal contractures. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 99: 1878, 1997.
11. Rashid, M., Zia-ul-Islam, M., Sarwar, S. R., and Bhatti, A. M. The "expansile" supraclavicular artery flap for release of post-burn neck contractures. Br. J. Plast. Surg. 59: 1094, 2006.
12. Vinh, V. Q., Ogawa, R., Anh, T. V., and Hyakusoku, H. Reconstruction of neck scar contractures using supraclavic-ular flaps: Retrospective study of 30 cases. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 119: 130, 2007.
13. Lamberty, B. G. The supra-clavicular axial patterned flap. Br. J. Plast. Surg. 32: 207, 1979.
14. Pallua, N., and Magnus Noah, E. The tunneled supraclavic-ular island flap: An optimized technique for head and neck reconstruction. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 105: 842, 2000.
15. Chin, T., Ogawa, R., Murakami, M., and Hyakusoku, H. An anatomical study and clinical cases of 'super-thin flaps' with transverse cervical perforator. Br. J. Plast. Surg. 58: 550, 2005.
16. Morris, R. L., Dillman, D., McCabe, J. S., Holdredge, T., Carson, L., and Given, K. S. The transverse cervical neurovascular free flap. Ann. Plast. Surg. 10: 90, 1983.
17. Mizerny, B. R., Lessard, M. L., and Black, M. J. Transverse cervical artery fasciocutaneous free flap for head and neck reconstruction: Initial anatomic and dye studies. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 113: 564, 1995.
18. Taylor, G. I., and Minabe, T. The angiosomes of the mammals and other vertebrates. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 89: 181, 1992.
19. Taylor, G. I., and Palmer, J. H. The vascular territories (angiosomes) of the body: Experimental study and clinical applications. Br. J. Plast. Surg. 40: 113, 1987.
20. Cordova, A. Studio anatomico sull'arteria cervicale trasversa: Applcaziono cliniche preliminari. Presented at the First Congresso Italiano sui Lembi Perforanti, in Bologna, Italy, December 15 through 16, 2006.
21. Cordova, A., Pirrello, R., D'Arpa, S., et al. Free transverse cervical perforator flap: Anatomic study and clinical applications. Presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons meeting, in Gent, Belgium, May 24 through 26, 2007.
22. Terminologia Anatomica: International Anatomical Terminology. Prepared by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology. New York: Thieme, 1998.
23. Weiglein, A. H., Moriggl, B., Schalk, C., Künzel, K. H., and Müller, U. Arteries in the posterior cervical triangle in man. Clin. Anat. 18: 553, 2005.
24. Imanishi, N., Nakajima, H., Kishi, K., Chang, H., and Aiso, S. Is the platysma flap musculocutaneous? Angio-graphic study of the platysma. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 115: 1018, 2005.
25. Blondeel, P. N., Van Landuyt, K. H., Monstrey, S. J., et al. The "Gent" consensus on perforator flap terminology: Preliminary definitions. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 112: 1378, 2003.
26. Hofer, S. O., Posch, N. A., and Smit, X. The facial artery perforator flap for reconstruction of perioral defects. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 115, 2005.