TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in reconstructive surgery
T2 - Head and neck reconstruction
AU - Sakuraba, Minoru
AU - Miyamoto, Shimpei
AU - Kimata, Yoshihiro
AU - Nakatsuka, Takashi
AU - Harii, Kiyonori
AU - Ebihara, Satoshi
AU - Hayashi, Ryuichi
PY - 2013/8/1
Y1 - 2013/8/1
N2 - Although advances in radiotherapy and chemotherapy for cancers of the head and neck have been remarkable, surgical resection followed by reconstructive surgery is still the mainstay of treatment. Of the reconstructive procedures, microsurgical tissue transfer has been considered the standard method for restoring postoperative functions and morphology. In this review article, we discuss the history of reconstructive surgery for treating cancers of the head and neck, current problems, and future challenges.
AB - Although advances in radiotherapy and chemotherapy for cancers of the head and neck have been remarkable, surgical resection followed by reconstructive surgery is still the mainstay of treatment. Of the reconstructive procedures, microsurgical tissue transfer has been considered the standard method for restoring postoperative functions and morphology. In this review article, we discuss the history of reconstructive surgery for treating cancers of the head and neck, current problems, and future challenges.
KW - Free flap
KW - Head and neck reconstruction
KW - Microsurgery
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U2 - 10.1007/s10147-012-0513-6
DO - 10.1007/s10147-012-0513-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 23269557
AN - SCOPUS:84882712700
SN - 1341-9625
VL - 18
SP - 561
EP - 565
JO - International Journal of Clinical Oncology
JF - International Journal of Clinical Oncology
IS - 4
ER -
