Microvascular Free Flaps for Reconstruction of Postmucormycosis Head-and-Neck Defects: Experience in a Tertiary Care Institute
Mucormycosis or black fungus raised to infamy during the COVID-19 epidemic all over the world with disastrous consequences including death. Those who survived were left with complex deformities mostly involving the head-and-neck region. We through this article would like to present our experience of...
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description | Mucormycosis or black fungus raised to infamy during the COVID-19 epidemic all over the world with disastrous consequences including death. Those who survived were left with complex deformities mostly involving the head-and-neck region. We through this article would like to present our experience of management of head-and-neck defects in patients of mucormycosis both in acute and delayed presentations using microvascular free flap reconstruction. |
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spelling | doaj-art-e1fdc3572407476cb785d642488d2e0e2025-01-11T15:21:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons2347-81282024-12-0112214014410.4103/jhnps.jhnps_77_24Microvascular Free Flaps for Reconstruction of Postmucormycosis Head-and-Neck Defects: Experience in a Tertiary Care InstituteAshikesh KundalAmit SharmaMucormycosis or black fungus raised to infamy during the COVID-19 epidemic all over the world with disastrous consequences including death. Those who survived were left with complex deformities mostly involving the head-and-neck region. We through this article would like to present our experience of management of head-and-neck defects in patients of mucormycosis both in acute and delayed presentations using microvascular free flap reconstruction.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jhnps.jhnps_77_24black fungusfree flap reconstructionhead-and-neck reconstructionmucormycosis |
spellingShingle | Ashikesh Kundal Amit Sharma Microvascular Free Flaps for Reconstruction of Postmucormycosis Head-and-Neck Defects: Experience in a Tertiary Care Institute Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons black fungus free flap reconstruction head-and-neck reconstruction mucormycosis |
title | Microvascular Free Flaps for Reconstruction of Postmucormycosis Head-and-Neck Defects: Experience in a Tertiary Care Institute |
title_full | Microvascular Free Flaps for Reconstruction of Postmucormycosis Head-and-Neck Defects: Experience in a Tertiary Care Institute |
title_fullStr | Microvascular Free Flaps for Reconstruction of Postmucormycosis Head-and-Neck Defects: Experience in a Tertiary Care Institute |
title_full_unstemmed | Microvascular Free Flaps for Reconstruction of Postmucormycosis Head-and-Neck Defects: Experience in a Tertiary Care Institute |
title_short | Microvascular Free Flaps for Reconstruction of Postmucormycosis Head-and-Neck Defects: Experience in a Tertiary Care Institute |
title_sort | microvascular free flaps for reconstruction of postmucormycosis head and neck defects experience in a tertiary care institute |
topic | black fungus free flap reconstruction head-and-neck reconstruction mucormycosis |
url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jhnps.jhnps_77_24 |
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