
Updates in Head & Neck Microvascular Surgery, An Issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 33-1 - November 15, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Scott H. Troob
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 7 1 4 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 7 1 5 - 1
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. Scott H. Troob brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Updates in Head & Neck Microvascular Surgery. With advancements in surgical technology and compounded institutional expertise, surgeons are now able to perform free flaps with increased efficiency, leading to decreased operative times, improved safety profiles, and decreased resource utilization. In this issue, top experts discuss the surgical innovation that continues to redefine the boundaries of what is possible with this technique, as microvascular surgeons endeavor to restore form and function for patients worldwide.
- Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including advances in maxillary/midface reconstruction; assisted technologies in free flap reconstruction (spy, robot, spider, exoscope); pediatric free flaps; minimizing donor site morbidly and innovations in donor site management; microvascular free flap practice management and career development; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on head and neck microvascular surgery, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, cosmetic and reconstructive
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Free Flap Enhanced Recovery Protocols in Head and Neck Surgery
- Key points
- Introduction
- Enhanced recovery after surgery implementation
- Pre-operative interventions
- Intra-operative interventions
- Post-operative interventions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Supplementary data
- Minimizing Donor Site Morbidity and Innovations in Donor Site Management
- Key points
- Introduction
- Radial forearm free flap
- Anterolateral thigh flap
- Fibula free flap
- Latissimus dorsi and scapular free flap
- Rectus abdominis
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Clinics care points
- Microvascular Free Flap Practice Management and Career Development
- Key points
- Introduction
- Complex patient population
- Efficiency
- Wellness and work life balance
- Clinics care points
- Contemporary Approaches to Head and Neck Reconstruction
- Key points
- Introduction
- Vessel depleted neck
- Vein grafts
- Arterial coupling
- Estimation of free flap tissue volume
- Virtual planning and modeling
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Updates in Assisted Advanced Technology for Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer in Head and Neck Surgery
- Key points
- Introduction
- Preoperative
- Intraoperative
- Postoperative
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Advances in Midface Reconstruction
- Key points
- Introduction
- Considerations
- Indications and goals
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Challenges
- Complications
- Current evidence
- Patient satisfaction
- Equipment and materials
- Secondary reconstruction
- Dental implantation
- Current controversies
- Future considerations
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Dental Rehabilitation in Maxillomandibular Free Flap Reconstruction
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Free Flap Reconstruction of the Oropharynx
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Scalp Reconstruction
- Key points
- Introduction
- Anatomy
- Secondary intention
- Primary closure
- Skin grafting
- Local flaps
- Regional flaps
- Free tissue transfer
- Clinics care points
- Updates in Free Muscle Transfers for Smile Reanimation
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Pediatric Free Flaps: Indications, Considerations, and Follow-up
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pediatric free tissue outcomes
- Indications
- Clinical considerations in pediatric population
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 33-1
- Published: November 15, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443297144
- eBook ISBN: 9780443297151
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Scott H. Troob
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor Head & Neck Oncology Division Chief- Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY, USA