Manual of Head and Neck Reconstruction Using Regional and Free Flaps

Boban M. Erovic

ISBN 10: 3709111714 / ISBN 13: 9783709111710

Published by Springer, Wien, Springer, 2014

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ablative tumor surgery of the head and neck region often results in severe cosmetic and functional deformities. In these cases, microvascular free-tissue transfer enables three-dimensional reconstruction of head and neck defects. The selection of adequate donor tissue and a profound knowledge of the human anatomy and the various harvesting techniques are paramount in ensuring successful reconstruction.Reflecting current surgical approaches, this book presents the most frequently used flaps in head and neck surgery, including detailed overviews as well as their respective pearls and pitfalls. Moreover, each section contains a synopsis and pre-operative checklist.The overlay-technique merges high-quality-photographs with drawings and precisely illustrates the step-to-step descriptions of the different flap harvesting techniques, making this manual in pocket size an unique and accessible reference for both doctors in training and specialists in the field of otolaryngology, head and neck, plastic, maxillofacial and skull base surgery.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Manual of Head and Neck Reconstruction Using Regional and Free Flaps
• Publisher: Springer, Wien, Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3709111714
• ISBN 13: 9783709111710
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 239W x 157H x 15D millimeters 239 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 396 grams

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Synopsis

Ablative tumor surgery of the head and neck region often results in severe cosmetic and functional deformities. In these cases, microvascular free-tissue transfer enables three-dimensional reconstruction of head and neck defects. The selection of adequate donor tissue and a profound knowledge of the human anatomy and the various harvesting techniques are paramount in ensuring successful reconstruction.

Reflecting current surgical approaches, this book presents the most frequently used flaps in head and neck surgery, including detailed overviews as well as their respective pearls and pitfalls. Moreover,  each section contains a synopsis and pre-operative checklist.

The overlay-technique merges high-quality-photographs with drawings and precisely illustrates the step-to-step descriptions of the different flap harvesting techniques, making this manual in pocket size an unique and accessible reference for both doctors in training and specialists in the field of otolaryngology, head and neck, plastic, maxillofacial and skull base surgery.

About the Author

Boban M. Erovic studied Medicine at the University of Vienna and finished his residency at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, at the Medical University of Vienna in 2007. He earned his PhD degree in 2006. He finished his 2-years fellowship in microvascular reconstruction at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto in 2011. Since 2013 he is Associate Professor at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna.

Piero Lercher studied Medicine in Vienna (Austria) and Bologna (Italy), trained in sports and environmental medicine with particular interest in preventive medicine and Public Health. He is lector, member of the working group on principles of teaching and director of the course ‘Master of Public Health’ at the Medical University of Vienna. Piero Lercher is author of a huge number of publications and textbooks and editor in chief of the journal “Sport- und Präventivmedizin”. His cartoons, drawings and illustrations have been published in various international newspapers and magazines, but also on T-Shirts, posters and CD-Covers.