Perforator-based chimeric anterolateral thigh flap U-shaped insetting for total pharyngoesophageal reconstruction: Surgical technique and functional outcomes.

Rosa Salzillo Filippo BorianiFilippo CartaMelania TattiMatteo AtzeniPaolo PersichettiRichard M HaywoodRoberto PuxedduAndrea Figus

Published in: Microsurgery (2022)

The ALT flap U-shaped insetting is a reliable option for pharyngoesophageal reconstruction yielding a high success rate, low number of strictures and fistulae and good swallowing and voice outcomes.

Keyphrases

breast reconstruction
soft tissue
cell therapy
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow