Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Head and Neck is a master work representing a unique collaboration among the world’s leading microsurgeons who share their expertise and insights on the latest advances and techniques in head and neck reconstruction.

Comprehensive Coverage

Inspect this work today, and you will be delighted with its comprehensive coverage, logical organization, appealing layout, and beautiful four-color illustrations detailing anatomic structures and step-by-step operative technique. The book is divided into seven sections with 44 chapters covering the full spectrum of problems encountered in head and neck surgery. Part I provides an overview of management of head and neck tumors. Part II discusses fundamentals of reconstruction with chapters on microsurgical technique, choosing recipient vessels, preoperative workup, and postoperative management. Part III describes commonly used flaps with detailed illustrative step-by-step descriptions of operative technique. Part IV focuses on reconstruction for each head and neck region with helpful dialogue boxes summarizing key points. Part V, Rehabilitation, contains chapters on osseointegration and facial prosthetics, whereas Part VI deals with refinements and complications, and Part VII, The Future, has chapters on flap prefabrication and composite tissue allotransplantation.

Unique Features

Although this book contains all the detailed information one would expect, what is really appealing is its formatting. This book is designed to be both a comprehensive reference and a quick reference guide. It is packed with clinical pearls and must-know information. Each chapter includes helpful boxes containing chapter summaries, critical points, tips and tricks, pitfalls to avoid, and much more. Even though the emphasis of the book is on microsurgical reconstruction, it also includes information on basic reconstructive principles as well as some of the newer local and regional flaps used in the head and neck. To enhance the learning experience, two accompanying DVDs present operative videos on a number of the most commonly used flaps.

Hot Topics

• Laryngeal reconstruction
• Free-style free flaps
• Facial prosthetics
• Supramicrosurgery
• Voice rehabilitation
• Perforator flaps
• Composite tissue allotransplantation

Contents

CHAPTER 1 Current Approaches to Head and Neck Cancer- An Overview
CHAPTER 2 Principles of Radiation Therapy
CHAPTER 3 Principles of Chemotherapy
CHAPTER 4 Principles of Surgical Treatment
CHAPTER 5 Assessment of Reconstructive Outcomes
CHAPTER 6 Principles of Reconstruction
CHAPTER 7 Preoperative Workup and Anesthesia
CHAPTER 8 Postoperative Care
CHAPTER 9 Drugs in Microsurgery
CHAPTER 10 Microsurgical Technique
CHAPTER 11 Choosing Recipient Vessels
CHAPTER 12 Local Flaps
CHAPTER 13 Anterolateral Thigh Flap
CHAPTER 14 Radial Forearm Free Flap
CHAPTER 15 Deep Circumflex Iliac Artery Flap
CHAPTER 16 Fibular Osseoseptocutaneous Flap
CHAPTER 17 Scapular Flap
CHAPTER 18 Latissimus Dorsi Flap
CHAPTER 19 Gracilis Muscle Flap
CHAPTER 20 Perforator Flaps
CHAPTER 21 Supramicrosurgery and Perforator-to-Perforator Flaps
CHAPTER 22 Free-Style Free Flap
CHAPTER 23 Scalp and Dural Reconstruction
CHAPTER 24 Reconstruction of the Skull Base
CHAPTER 25 Facial Soft Tissue Reconstruction
CHAPTER 26 Midface and Maxillary Reconstruction
CHAPTER 27 Reconstruction of Facial Nerve Defects and Facial Palsy
CHAPTER 28 Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Nasal Platform and Lining
CHAPTER 29 Reconstruction of the Oral Mucosa
CHAPTER 30 Tongue Reconstruction
CHAPTER 31 Reconstruction of the Hypopharynx and Cervical Esophagus
CHAPTER 32 Voice Reconstruction
CHAPTER 33 Mandibular Reconstruction
CHAPTER 34 General Rehabilitation After Head and Neck Surgery
CHAPTER 35 Osseointegrated Implants
CHAPTER 36 Facial Prosthetics
CHAPTER 37 Cosmetic Considerations and Secondary Refinements in Flap Reconstruction
CHAPTER 38 Multiple Flaps in the Head and Neck
CHAPTER 39 Management of Flap Failure
CHAPTER 40 Osteoradionecrosis Following Radiation Therapy
CHAPTER 41 Prefabricated and Prelaminated Flaps
CHAPTER 42 Composite Tissue Allotransplantation