PDF guideVolume IV

Building the Reconstruction

Follow a free-flap plan through the operating room: contingencies, two-team workflow, recipient vessels, microvascular logic, inset, pedicle protection, and physiology-guided perioperative execution.

  • Head and Neck Oncology
  • Free-Flap Reconstruction
  • Free Flaps
Updated Jul 27, 202637 pages · 1.31 MB
PDF guideVolume III

Malignant Neoplasms

Interpret malignant salivary pathology through tumor identity, grade, extent, spread pattern, and actionable biology to anticipate the nerve, neck, margin, and treatment implications.

  • Head and Neck Oncology
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms
Updated Jul 27, 202624 pages · 2.13 MB
PDF guideVolume V

The Postoperative Flap

Recognize, escalate, and safely manage postoperative free-flap threats—from reproducible monitoring and vascular compromise to fistula, rehabilitation, survivorship, and late dysfunction.

  • Head and Neck Oncology
  • Free-Flap Reconstruction
  • Free Flaps
Updated Jul 26, 202640 pages · 2.01 MB
PDF guideVolume III

Reconstruction by Defect

Apply defect-first reasoning to oral cavity, mandible, maxilla, pharynx, skin, and skull base, matching residual function and failure modes to a defensible construct.

  • Head and Neck Oncology
  • Free-Flap Reconstruction
  • Free Flaps
Updated Jul 25, 202643 pages · 2.06 MB
PDF guideVolume II

The Free Flap Toolkit

Translate donor anatomy into reconstructive options, comparing pedicles, tissue components, geometry, and donor-site tradeoffs across radial forearm, ALT, fibula, subscapular, DCIA, and selected rescue flaps.

  • Head and Neck Oncology
  • Free-Flap Reconstruction
  • Free Flaps
Updated Jul 25, 202648 pages · 1.66 MB
PDF guideVolume I

Reconstructive Thinking

Build a defect-first framework for head and neck reconstruction by auditing tissue loss, patient factors, flap physiology, and reconstructive priorities before selecting a donor site.

  • Head and Neck Oncology
  • Free-Flap Reconstruction
  • Free Flaps
Updated Jul 24, 202648 pages · 2.39 MB