Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: To understand when interposition vein grafting may be
needed in head and neck reconstruction and become familiar with the factors associated …

Micro vascular head and neck reconstruction has be-come routine at most institutions over
the past decade. Increased experience and volume of flaps has led to fewer complications …

Background Due to limited evidence, it is unclear whether postoperative anticoagulation
therapy may lead to higher success rates for microvascular free-flap surgery in the head and …

Introduction and objectives The use of microvascular free flaps (MFF) has become a
common method of head and neck reconstruction because of its high success rates and …

Background Microvascular reconstruction in head and neck surgery is increasing in the
elderly because of prolonged life expectancy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

Purpose Vascular perfusion research has been dedicated to identify inexpensive, effective,
and easy to use methods to assess free flap perfusion for both buried and non-buried flaps …

Background The behavior of blood flow changes within free flaps following microvascular
anastomosis is not well described in the literature. The aim of this study was to determine the …

Background Treatment decisions can be challenging in patients undergoing multiple
oropharyngeal microsurgical reconstructions at different periods by various causes. We …

The aim of this study was to verify the role of the venous drainage system in the
pathogenesis of complications in microsurgical head and neck reconstruction. In a …

Background. Free‐tissue transfer has become the preferred method of head and neck
reconstruction but is a technique that is considered to use excessive hospital resources …