An endoscopic approach to longitudinal structures including muscle flaps and vein, tendon, and nerve grafts.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2008
Abstract
Anatomically favorable structures that have a longitudinal orientation are particularly amenable to endoscopic harvest. Typically, only a single portal is necessary for access, and an optical cavity can be maintained using a mechanical retraction device. As with all minimal invasive surgery, this can still allow rapid and often a safer tissue harvest with diminished morbidity, especially with respect to wound healing and non-aesthetic scar formation. Many plastic surgery applications have already been described facilitated by the endoscopic harvest of vein, tendon, and nerve grafts, as well as certain local or free muscle flaps.
Volume
22
Issue
1
First Page
19
Last Page
24
ISSN
1536-0067
Published In/Presented At
Hallock, G. G., & Rice, D. C. (2008). An endoscopic approach to longitudinal structures including muscle flaps and vein, tendon, and nerve grafts. Seminars in plastic surgery, 22(1), 19–24. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1019138
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
20567684
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article