Aim: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a new field of science in which computers will provide
decisions-supporting tools to help doctors make difficult clinical choices. Recent AI …

Reconstruction for laryngeal cancer will depend on the defect left by surgical resection and
patient-related factors such as medical comorbidities and history of previous radiation …

Objective To evaluate whether prolonged operative time is negatively associated with post‐
operative complications and length of stay in patients undergoing microvascular free flap …

Objective Microvascular free tissue transfer is an important reconstructive option for defects
of the head and neck. The present study aims to identify preoperative patient‐and tumor …

Machine perfusion has developed rapidly since its first use in solid organ transplantation.
Likewise, reconstructive surgery has kept pace, and ex vivo perfusion appears as a new …

Background: Complex scalp defects are regularly reconstructed using microvascular tissue
transfer. The latissimus dorsi free flap is one of the workhorse flaps used in scalp …

Objective: Evaluate the effects of operative time and 2 team approach on complications after
soft tissue free flap reconstruction for oral tongue cancer. Methods: Patients with oncologic …

Purpose Arterial hypertension (AHTN), type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and atherosclerotic
vascular disease (ASVD) are common vascular comorbidities in patients undergoing …

Background Free tissue transfer is the preferred method of reconstructing head and neck
defects, with a success rate of approximately 95%. Although flap failure is uncommon, it has …

Purpose This study was designed to identify risk factors for post-operative complications in
micro-anastomosed osteomyocutaneous free flaps (MOFF) and analyzed their …