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Pectoralis Major Musculocutaneous Flaps in Head and Neck Surgery

Introduction Regional flaps play an important role in reconstructive surgery of the head and neck. Introduced in 1979, the pectoralis major musculocutaneous flap was an important improvement over the deltopectoral flap and multistage tissue transfers that had dominated the reconstruction…

Scalp Reconstruction : Role of Tissue Expansion and Flap Reconstruction

Introduction Scalp defects can occur secondary to trauma, tumor resection, infection, radiation, and congenital abnormalities. Strategies for scalp reconstruction must take into account the size of the defect, its characteristics, quality of surrounding tissue, donor site morbidity, timing of the…