Endoscopic assessment of free flap perfusion in the upper aerodigestive tract using indocyanine green: A pilot study

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 667-674

  Betz, Christian Stephan ^a   Zhorzel, Sven ^a,b   Schachenmayr, Hilmar ^b   Stepp, Herbert ^b   Matthias, Christoph ^c   Hopper, Colin ^d   Harréus, Ulrich ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free flap; Head and neck cancer; Indocyanine green; Monitoring; Upper aerodigestive tract

Indexed keywords

INDOCYANINE GREEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GRAFT PERFUSION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TREATMENT INDICATION; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLORING AGENTS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84875714322     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.12.034     Document Type: Article

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