Background Successful vascular anastomosis is essential for the survival of free tissue
transfer. The aim of the study is to review the current literature and perform a meta‐analysis …

Background Microvascular free tissue transfer provides superior functional outcomes when
reconstructing head and neck cancer defects. Careful patient selection and surgical …

Background: This study aims to characterize the effect of laser-assisted indocyanine green
fluorescence angiography on fat necrosis and flap failure in deep inferior epigastric artery …

Background Critical review of current head and neck reconstructive practices as related to
free flap donor sites and their impact on clinical outcomes and cost. Methods Retrospective …

Microvascular anastomosis is a common part of many reconstructive and transplant surgical
procedures. While venous anastomosis can be achieved using microvascular anastomotic …

Summary Background The Cook-Swartz Doppler has long been a trusted tool for close
monitoring of blood flow after microvascular reconstruction; however, device implantation …

Introduction Venous anastomosis remains to be a challenging step in microsurgical tissue
transfer and venous complications constitute to a common reason for free flap failure. While …

Background: Venous complications are the primary reason for flap loss in massive defect
reconstructions; therefore, the quality and reliability of microvascular anastomoses are …

Improvements in technique, technology, and monitoring continue to improve success rates,
reduce operative time and associated morbidity, improve overall functional outcomes, and …

Background: Finding appropriate recipient veins for free flap reconstruction in the adjacent
temporal region is sometimes difficult when performing skull base or craniofacial …