Use of Indocyanine Green Angiography for Real-Time Assessment of a Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Flap During Complex Facial Reconstruction

Autor: Michael Medina, Emmanuel Alejandro Garcia Lopez, Lisandro Montorfano, Mauricio Sarmiento Cobos, Stephen J Bordes
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13970
Popis: Indocyanine green (ICG) angiography is a procedure that uses a fluorescent dye for a variety of medical diagnostics, including the real-time examination of blood flow in tissue. Herein, we report a case in which ICG angiography was used to assess the viability of a sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle flap during post-parotidectomy facial reconstruction. To our knowledge, this is the first report documenting the intraoperative use of ICG for the evaluation of SCM flap perfusion. ICG angiography may prove beneficial for cases involving complex reconstructions and suspected organ hypoperfusion.
Databáze: OpenAIRE