Neuroradiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 419 West Redwood Street, Suite 370, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2022 Feb;32(1):75-91. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2021.09.002.
This review article discusses the basic principles behind the use of flaps and grafts for reconstructive surgery in the head and neck, with a special emphasis on the types of commonly used free flaps, their imaging appearance as well as some frequently encountered postoperative complications. Given the ubiquity and complexity of these reconstructive techniques, it is essential that head and neck radiologists be familiar in distinguishing between the expected evolving findings, complications, and tumor recurrence.
这篇综述文章讨论了头颈部重建手术中使用皮瓣和移植物的基本原则,特别强调了常用游离皮瓣的类型、它们的影像学表现以及一些常见的术后并发症。鉴于这些重建技术的普遍性和复杂性,头颈部放射科医生必须熟悉区分预期的演变发现、并发症和肿瘤复发。