Free Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction

This richly illustrated atlas provides a clear and comprehensive step-by-step description of surgical techniques for raising and setting free flaps from different donor sites, to reconstruct damage to the head and neck  caused by cancer and trauma. Adopting a highly practical approach, the book describes the indications and technical aspects of each procedure with sets of in-vivo pictures clearly showing the surgical passages. In addition, it discusses microvascular techniques and explores different soft-tissue, perforator and bone flaps, including novel free tissue flaps, presented for the first time in the head and neck field. This book offers invaluable insights into free-flap harvesting and transferring techniques for both residents and experienced specialists in the field of otolaryngology, head and neck, maxillo-facial and plastic surgery.

Dr Pellini, MD, is the chief of the  Department of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery of Regina Elena National Cancer Institute of Rome where he works since 2002. After his residency at Catholic University in Rome, between 1997 and 2002 he  worked at “Circolo Hospital and Macchi Foundation” in Varese. Dr Pellini is a  skilled surgeon in oncological head and neck surgery with special expertise in reconstructive microsurgery. He has been involved in many instructional courses committees and as Chairman in many international courses of head and neck surgery and reconstructive microsurgery. Author and co-author of many book chapters, Dr Pellini published more than 60 original papers in international peer review journals.

 

Dr. Molteni, MD, PhD, FEBORL-HNS has been working in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at University Hospital of Verona since 2017. Dr Molteni is Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery, Universityof Verona. After his residency at University of Modena, he obtained a PhD degree in Clinical and Experimental Medicine in 2015. His activities are specially devoted to head and neck cancer treatment and reconstructive microvascular procedures. Dr Molteni is currently a Fellow of the European Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and he has accomplished the Global Online Fellowship Program in head and neck cancer and oncology provided by IFHNOS in 2016. Author of several book’s chapters and articles published in international peer review journals, faculty member of many dissection and istructional courses about head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery.