Free perforator flap transfer to reconstruct the defect resulted from resection of head and neck tumor / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To explore the method of free perforator flap reconstructing the defect resulted from head and neck tumor resection.@*METHOD@#Twelve cases treated in our department because of head and neck tumor were reviewed, among which 3 cases employed rectus abdominis flap, 5 cases anterolateral thigh flap, 2 cases latissimus dorsi flap, 2 cases pectoris major flap.@*RESULT@#One case failure with the transfer of latissimus dorsi flap, one case of partial necrosis of anterolateral thigh flap resulting in pharyngeal fistula, one case of artery thrombosis and one case of venous thrombosis occurred and the flap revived after emergent exploration and re-anastomosis. The total survival rate of the transferred flap is 91.6%.@*CONCLUSION@#Free perforator flap is able to be a good choice to reconstruct big defect resulted from head and neck tumor resection because of its simple preparation, big size of donor site.