Pectoral-Sparing Deltoid Artery Use in the Vessel-Depleted Neck: A Pictorial Essay.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q1 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI:10.1002/hed.28115

Arvind K Badhey, Priscilla Pichardo, Tazheh A Kavoosi, Brian Cervenka, Dustin Silverman, Alice Tang, Yash Patil, Chad Zender

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Abstract

Background: This study demonstrates the role of the deltoid branch artery as a donor vessel for microvascular reconstruction in various free flaps in the vessel-depleted neck.

Methods: This is a cohort study that reports our experience with 12 patients treated between January 5, 2020 and January 12, 2020 with free flap reconstruction utilizing the deltoid artery as a donor.

Results: All patients had vessel-depleted necks secondary to previous surgery (75%), radiotherapy (100%), and/or chemotherapy (66%). Donor sites included radial forearm (n = 4), anterolateral thigh (n = 5), and latissimus dorsi (n = 3). All patients had complete flap survival, and none experienced major increases in morbidity.

Conclusion: Our cohort demonstrated success using the deltoid artery for microvascular anastomosis in patients with vessel-depleted necks. It remains viable despite previous therapies. These data support the deltoid branch with a pectoral-sparing approach as a promising first-line arterial donor for various free flap reconstructions in patients with vessel-depleted necks.

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Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

7.00

自引率

6.90%

发文量

278

审稿时长

1.6 months

期刊介绍： Head & Neck is an international multidisciplinary publication of original contributions concerning the diagnosis and management of diseases of the head and neck. This area involves the overlapping interests and expertise of several surgical and medical specialties, including general surgery, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, oral surgery, dermatology, ophthalmology, pathology, radiotherapy, medical oncology, and the corresponding basic sciences.