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Manual of Head and Neck Reconstruction Using Regional and Free Flaps

  • Comprehensively explains harvesting techniques of the most important flaps in head and neck reconstruction
  • Provides step-to-step descriptions supplemented with illustrative photographs and drawings
  • Consistent, easy-to-navigate structure helps readers find specific information quickly

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. History of Microvascular Surgery

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      Pages 3-7
    3. Selection of Flaps

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      Pages 9-10
    4. Classification of Flaps

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      Pages 11-14
    5. Preoperative Considerations

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      Pages 15-16
    6. Intraoperative Considerations

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      Pages 17-18
    7. Arterial Anastomosis

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      Pages 19-32
    8. Venous Anastomosis

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      Pages 33-39
    9. Patency of Anastomosis

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      Pages 41-42
    10. Postoperative Care

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      Pages 43-46
    11. Timetable of Homeostasis

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      Pages 47-47
    12. No Patency and Flap Salvage Options

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      Pages 49-52
    13. Skin Graft Harvesting

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      Pages 53-60
    14. Harvesting a Vein Graft

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      Pages 61-61
    15. Sural Nerve Grafting

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      Pages 63-65
    16. Harvesting Rib Cartilage

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      Pages 67-69
  3. Regional Flaps

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
    2. Paramedian Forehead Flap

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      Pages 73-81
    3. Buccal Fat Pad Flap

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      Pages 83-88

About this book

Ablative tumor surgery of the head and neck region often results in severe cosmetic and functional deformities. In these cases, microvascular free-tissue transfer enables three-dimensional reconstruction of head and neck defects. The selection of adequate donor tissue and a profound knowledge of the human anatomy and the various harvesting techniques are paramount in ensuring successful reconstruction.

Reflecting current surgical approaches, this book presents the most frequently used flaps in head and neck surgery, including detailed overviews as well as their respective pearls and pitfalls. Moreover,  each section contains a synopsis and pre-operative checklist.

The overlay-technique merges high-quality-photographs with drawings and precisely illustrates the step-to-step descriptions of the different flap harvesting techniques, making this manual in pocket size an unique and accessible reference for both doctors in training and specialists in the field of otolaryngology, head and neck, plastic, maxillofacial and skull base surgery.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Boban M Erovic

  • Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Piero Lercher

About the authors

Boban M. Erovic studied Medicine at the University of Vienna and finished his residency at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, at the Medical University of Vienna in 2007. He earned his PhD degree in 2006. He finished his 2-years fellowship in microvascular reconstruction at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto in 2011. Since 2013 he is Associate Professor at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna.

Piero Lercher studied Medicine in Vienna (Austria) and Bologna (Italy), trained in sports and environmental medicine with particular interest in preventive medicine and Public Health. He is lector, member of the working group on principles of teaching and director of the course ‘Master of Public Health’ at the Medical University of Vienna. Piero Lercher is author of a huge number of publications and textbooks and editor in chief of the journal “Sport- und Präventivmedizin”. His cartoons, drawings and illustrations have been published in various international newspapers and magazines, but also on T-Shirts, posters and CD-Covers.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Manual of Head and Neck Reconstruction Using Regional and Free Flaps

  • Authors: Boban M Erovic, Piero Lercher

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1172-7

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, AT, part of Springer Nature 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1171-0Published: 18 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-1172-7Published: 10 December 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 256

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 240 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Head and Neck Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic Surgery

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