Impact of Portable Duplex Ultrasonography in Head and Neck Reconstruction
| Autor: | Dimosthenis Tsoutsos, Vasilios Dimitriou, Andreas Gravvanis, Dimitrios Karakitsos, Nick Katsikeris, Iraklis Delikonstantinou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 23:140-144 |
| ISSN: | 1049-2275 |
| Popis: | We have reviewed the use of portable duplex ultrasonography (PDU) in 12 patients who underwent soft tissue/bone head and neck reconstruction, aiming to determine its role in the design and management of such complex cases. According to our data, there were modifications either of the surgical plan or of patient's management, based on PDU findings, in 9 (75%) of 12 patients. The use of ultrasound directed to subtle modifications in 3 patients (25%) but to significant changes of the surgical plan in the other 3 patients (25%). Also, the use of duplex ultrasound impacted significantly the postoperative management in 4 patients (33.33%). Thus, significant impact of PDU in patient's treatment was recorded in 58.33% of cases. Portable ultrasound represents generally available method for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative diagnosis and decision making in free tissue transfer, hence could replace in the future the unidirectional Doppler in the hands of head and neck surgeons. |
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