Description:
This work presents a clear approach for the reconstruction of head and neck cancer excision defects. Starting with a brief historical account of head and neck reconstruction, the principles of resection and reconstruction of head and neck cancer, the book then provides a detailed overview of head and neck reconstruction based on head and neck subsites; various reconstruction techniques; best approaches; and the challenges faced in reconstruction and how to overcome them. Lastly, it discusses future directions in head and neck reconstruction.;Introduction — Resection Principles of Head and Neck Cancers — General Principles of Surgical Reconstruction in Head and Neck Cancers — Pre-surgical planning of patient — Intraoral and Tongue Reconstruction — Mandibular Reconstruction — Palatal, Maxillary and Orbital Reconstruction — Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction — Reconstruction of nose, lip, face, scalp, and neck — Postoperative care, and flap monitoring on Surgical Reconstruction — The revision procedures and second reconstruction after head and neck cancer reconstruction — Future directions. .