Intra-operative internal jugular vein thrombosis complicating microvascular free flap transfer

Salvage operations of free tissue transf

Salvage operations of free tissue transfer following internal jugular venous thrombosis: A review of 4 cases

✍ Muneo Miyasaka; Kota Ichikawa; Masaki Nishimura; Akihisa Yamazaki; Hiroyuki Tair 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 270 KB

## Abstract The internal jugular vein (IJV) is used as the optimal recipient for free‐tissue transfer in reconstruction following modified radical neck dissection. Some reports documented rare cases of flap compromise following IJV thrombosis, but large sample studies are few. We present cases of e