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Free Radial Artery Forearm Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Color Atlas - Couverture souple

Amlani, Girish N; Patel, Dipen D

 
9789389776775: Free Radial Artery Forearm Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Color Atlas
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9389776775 ISBN 13 : 9789389776775
Editeur : Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2020

Synopsis

A radial forearm free flap is one way of filling a hole which is left when a cancer has been removed. It is one of the most common ways of replacing tissue in the head and neck, particularly after mouth cancers have been removed. It can be used to replace large parts of the mouth and has the advantage that when it heals it does not shrink so that hopefully speech and swallowing will not be greatly affected.

For the procedure, a surgeon takes a piece of skin from the inside surface of the patient’s forearm near the wrist. The skin and fat layer in this region are removed (the flap) along with two blood vessels, one of which supplies blood to the flap (the artery) and one of which drains blood from it (the vein). The vessel which supplies blood to the flap is the artery which gives rise to the pulse at the wrist at the base of the thumb. Once the flap of skin is raised it is transferred to the head and neck and sewn into the hole created by the removal of the cancer. The blood vessels supplying and draining the flap are then joined to blood vessels in the neck under a microscope. These blood vessels then keep the flap alive while it heals into its new place.

Once the flap is removed from the forearm the hole created is covered with a graft of skin. This graft of skin can be taken from one of several places. Commonly a thin piece of skin is shaved from the arm above the elbow. Alternatively, some skin will be borrowed from the stomach.

This highly illustrated colour atlas is a comprehensive guide to head and neck reconstruction using free radial artery forearm flap.

Beginning with an introduction to the history of the technique and its advantages and disadvantages, the book then provides step by step guidance on surgical anatomy, pre- and post-operative care, surgical procedures, and potential complications. A selection of case studies is included to assist learning.  

Key points

  • Colour atlas explaining radial forearm free flap for head and neck reconstruction
  • Presented as step by step guide through procedures and pre- and post-operative care
  • Includes case studies to assist learning
  • Highly illustrated with surgical images and diagrams

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À propos de l'auteur

Girish N Amlani MS (General Surgery) MCh (Plastic Surgery)
Honorary Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgeon, Shri NM Virani Wockhardt Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Dipen D Patel MS (General Surgery) MCh (Surgical Oncology)
Consultant Surgical Oncologist and Head, Department of Surgical Oncology, Shri NM Virani Wockhardt Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

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Éditeur
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9389776775
ISBN 13 
9789389776775
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
102
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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