First Lower Two-Thirds Osteomyocutaneous Facial Allograft Perfused by a Unilateral Facial Artery
Fischer S, Lee T, Krezdorn N, Alhefzi M, Kueckelhaus M, Bueno E, Pomahac B. First Lower Two-Thirds Osteomyocutaneous Facial Allograft Perfused by a Unilateral Facial Artery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2017, 139: 1175e-1183e. PMID: 28445377, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial arteryFacial allograftImmunosuppressive therapyRejection episodesAirway volumeVenous outflowCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELDual immunosuppressive therapyFacial allotransplantationTwo-thirdsMaintenance therapyMycophenolate mofetilSteroid pulseArtery anastomosisSurgical durationFacial functionTracheostomy tubeContralateral sideVascular anastomosisSubmental arteryTransplantationArteryAllograftsVascularization patternFacial form