TY - JOUR
T1 - Soft Tissue Microvascular Reconstruction of Orbital Exenteration Defects
AU - Badhey, Arvind
AU - Haidar, Yarah
AU - Genden, Eric
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart. New York.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The main goal of head and neck reconstruction is the restoration of form and function. Oncologic surgery makes this process more complex, as the preplanned defect can be very different from its intraoperative counterpart. This emphasizes the role of preoperative planning and a diverse reconstructive tool box that can accommodate a variety of complicated defects. The other reconstructive goals are determined by the patient with the aid of an interdisciplinary team. While multiple local and regional reconstructive options are available, free tissue transfer provides a versatile and reliable option for reconstruction-especially for complex orbital defects. Here the authors discuss free soft tissue transfer options for orbital exenteration. This review will catalog the advantages and disadvantages of the radial forearm, rectus abdominis, latissimus, and anterolateral thigh.
AB - The main goal of head and neck reconstruction is the restoration of form and function. Oncologic surgery makes this process more complex, as the preplanned defect can be very different from its intraoperative counterpart. This emphasizes the role of preoperative planning and a diverse reconstructive tool box that can accommodate a variety of complicated defects. The other reconstructive goals are determined by the patient with the aid of an interdisciplinary team. While multiple local and regional reconstructive options are available, free tissue transfer provides a versatile and reliable option for reconstruction-especially for complex orbital defects. Here the authors discuss free soft tissue transfer options for orbital exenteration. This review will catalog the advantages and disadvantages of the radial forearm, rectus abdominis, latissimus, and anterolateral thigh.
KW - free tissue transfer
KW - head and neck reconstruction
KW - orbital exenteration
KW - orbital reconstruction
KW - soft tissue reconstruction
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0039-1685480
DO - 10.1055/s-0039-1685480
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065232529
SN - 1535-2188
VL - 33
SP - 125
EP - 131
JO - Seminars in Plastic Surgery
JF - Seminars in Plastic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -