Free Flap Survival Despite Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis in Head and Neck Reconstruction

Summary:. Microvascular free tissue transfer is one of the most common techniques of reconstruction for complex head and neck surgical defects. Generally, venous thrombosis is more likely to occur than arterial thrombosis in vascular anastomosis. Thus, recipient veins must be chosen carefully. Altho...

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Main Authors: Koichiro Kiya, MD, PhD, Tateki Kubo, MD, PhD, Shien Seike, MD, Ko Hosokawa, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-01-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001647