Internal mammary pedicle for head-and-neck reconstruction

C Zugun-Eloae; C-M Trandafir; O Laccourreye; H Mirghani

doi:10.1016/j.anorl.2024.03.002

Internal mammary pedicle for head-and-neck reconstruction

Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2024 Mar 27:S1879-7296(24)00045-0. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2024.03.002. Online ahead of print.

Authors

C Zugun-Eloae¹, C-M Trandafir¹, O Laccourreye¹, H Mirghani²

Affiliations

¹ Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, université Paris Cité, 20-40, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
² Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, université Paris Cité, 20-40, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: Haitham.mirghani@aphp.fr.

PMID: 38548562
DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2024.03.002

Abstract

Free-flap reconstruction for recurrence of head-and-neck cancer with vessel depletion is a technical challenge, and the literature is sparse. The present technical note describes the key-points of an approach harvesting the internal mammary pedicle. Results are reported in 3 patients, and pros and cons are discussed.

Keywords: Free-flap reconstruction; Head-and-neck cancer; Internal mammary artery; Vessel depletion.