Maxillo-facial reconstruction following cancer ablation during COVID-19 pandemic in southern Italy.
Oral Oncol
; 115: 105114, 2021 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-968920
ABSTRACT
In COVID-19 pandemic era, one major concern is related to ensure optimal management to oncologic patients, even though a context of radical uncertainty. The aim of our effort is to guarantee high-quality and timely care, minimizing COVID-19 infection risk, according to our head and neck (HN) reconstructive mission, still more challenging because of the criticality of the period. Thus, our reconstructive decision algorithm is changed. Microvascular free flaps, reported to be the gold standard for surgical reconstruction, represent extremely specialized procedures necessitating an extended resource allocation not affordable in the adversities of the period. Therefore, we are obliged to define a paradigm shift in our approach, based on free-style reconstructive surgery principles of propeller flap concept. According to our experience, we believe that this viable and feasible surgical technique could represent a reconstructive landmark in this pandemic era, since any guideline is missing, besides HN reconstructive surgery is most likely heading towards a new reconstructive approach.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plastic Surgery Procedures
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COVID-19
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Head and Neck Neoplasms
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Oral Oncol
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.oraloncology.2020.105114
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