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dc.contributor.authorLin, Hung-Cheen_US
dc.contributor.authorHuan, Yuahn-Siehen_US
dc.contributor.authorChu, Yueng-Hsiangen_US
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Shao-Chengen_US
dc.contributor.authorShangkuan, Wei-Chuanen_US
dc.contributor.authorLai, Wen-Senen_US
dc.contributor.authorYang, Jinn-Moonen_US
dc.contributor.authorLin, Yaoh-Shiangen_US
dc.contributor.authorMa, Kuo-Hsingen_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, Jih-Chinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-21T05:54:33Z-
dc.date.available2018-08-21T05:54:33Z-
dc.date.issued2017-09-19en_US
dc.identifier.issn2167-8359en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3606en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11536/146097-
dc.description.abstractThe vascular anatomy of submental flaps (SFs) represents a determining factor in successful SF raising. However, little attention has been focused on the venous return of SFs. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate SF venous return. This study enrolled patients who underwent SF reconstructive surgery in a tertiary referral center between November 2009 and October 2016. The drainage pathway of the SF venous return was routinely identified during the course of our operations to prevent damage during head and neck surgery. The venous return data of 70 patients were reviewed. The size of the flaps ranged from 15 to 84 cm(2), and total flap loss was not observed in the case series. All of the submental arteries originated from the facial artery; however, the submental veins of 70 patients returned to either the internal jugular vein (IJV, 72.9%) or the external jugular vein (EJV, 27.1%). Our data suggest that drainage of the submental vein into the EJV, which has been previously overlooked, should receive greater attention during SF surgeries. The results support mandatory preservation of the EJV and IJV and indicate that vascular anatomy is a determining factor for successful SF raising.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectVenous returnen_US
dc.subjectSubmental flapen_US
dc.subjectHead and neck canceren_US
dc.subjectReconstructionen_US
dc.titleVascular anatomy is a determining factor of successful submental flap raising: a retrospective study of 70 clinical casesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7717/peerj.3606en_US
dc.identifier.journalPEERJen_US
dc.citation.volume5en_US
dc.contributor.department生物資訊及系統生物研究所zh_TW
dc.contributor.departmentInstitude of Bioinformatics and Systems Biologyen_US
dc.identifier.wosnumberWOS:000411285700001en_US
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