Lingual Artery as the Recipient Vessel of Choice in Patients Requiring a Second or Third Free Flap in Recurrent Oral Cancers and Vessel-Depleted Neck: A 5-Year Experience in a Single Institute

Introduction Reconstruction with free flaps becomes a challenge in recurrent cases having previously treated necks, in patients who have received prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy or both, and where the patient has already undergone free flap reconstruction in a prior surgery. Deple...

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Main Authors: Rajendra Dhondge, Mohsina Hussain, Archana Singh, Raj Nagarkar
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2023-12-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1776899
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description Introduction Reconstruction with free flaps becomes a challenge in recurrent cases having previously treated necks, in patients who have received prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy or both, and where the patient has already undergone free flap reconstruction in a prior surgery. Depleted cervical recipient vessels can increase the complexity of reconstruction in achieving successful free flap prefusion and thereby increasing flap thrombosis and eventually failure.
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spelling doaj-art-b27f07381928444faa4e08e2ae01a02e2025-08-20T02:23:12ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2023-12-01560649449810.1055/s-0043-1776899Lingual Artery as the Recipient Vessel of Choice in Patients Requiring a Second or Third Free Flap in Recurrent Oral Cancers and Vessel-Depleted Neck: A 5-Year Experience in a Single InstituteRajendra Dhondge0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3171-632XMohsina Hussain1Archana Singh2Raj Nagarkar3Plastic and Reconstructive Services, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, India Introduction Reconstruction with free flaps becomes a challenge in recurrent cases having previously treated necks, in patients who have received prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy or both, and where the patient has already undergone free flap reconstruction in a prior surgery. Depleted cervical recipient vessels can increase the complexity of reconstruction in achieving successful free flap prefusion and thereby increasing flap thrombosis and eventually failure.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1776899lingual arteryrecipient vesselsfree flaprecurrent oral cancervessel depleted neck
spellingShingle Rajendra Dhondge
Mohsina Hussain
Archana Singh
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Lingual Artery as the Recipient Vessel of Choice in Patients Requiring a Second or Third Free Flap in Recurrent Oral Cancers and Vessel-Depleted Neck: A 5-Year Experience in a Single Institute
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
lingual artery
recipient vessels
free flap
recurrent oral cancer
vessel depleted neck
title Lingual Artery as the Recipient Vessel of Choice in Patients Requiring a Second or Third Free Flap in Recurrent Oral Cancers and Vessel-Depleted Neck: A 5-Year Experience in a Single Institute
title_full Lingual Artery as the Recipient Vessel of Choice in Patients Requiring a Second or Third Free Flap in Recurrent Oral Cancers and Vessel-Depleted Neck: A 5-Year Experience in a Single Institute
title_fullStr Lingual Artery as the Recipient Vessel of Choice in Patients Requiring a Second or Third Free Flap in Recurrent Oral Cancers and Vessel-Depleted Neck: A 5-Year Experience in a Single Institute
title_full_unstemmed Lingual Artery as the Recipient Vessel of Choice in Patients Requiring a Second or Third Free Flap in Recurrent Oral Cancers and Vessel-Depleted Neck: A 5-Year Experience in a Single Institute
title_short Lingual Artery as the Recipient Vessel of Choice in Patients Requiring a Second or Third Free Flap in Recurrent Oral Cancers and Vessel-Depleted Neck: A 5-Year Experience in a Single Institute
title_sort lingual artery as the recipient vessel of choice in patients requiring a second or third free flap in recurrent oral cancers and vessel depleted neck a 5 year experience in a single institute
topic lingual artery
recipient vessels
free flap
recurrent oral cancer
vessel depleted neck
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1776899
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