Supraclavicular Artery Flap for Head and Neck Oncologic Reconstruction: An Emerging Alternative

Table 1

Defect size/site and outcomes of patients in study.

Defect (𝑁=11)	Number of patients	Mean age	Mean size of defect (in cm)	Complications	Management of complication
Parotidectomy defects	2	45	4×5	Flap loss complete (1)	Split skin graft
Floor of mouth defect	2	52	4×5	Serous discharge neck wound	Conservative
Defect in palate and bucal mucosa	1	53	5×6	Epidermolysis and partial flap failure (1)	Conservative
Temporal bone resection	1	34	4×6	—
Pharyngoplasty circular (Figures 1–4)	2	54	12–15 cms (length) × 6–10 cms (circumference)	Pharyngocutaneous fistula (1),	1 required PMMC flap closure; 1 conservative
Cervicofacial skin defect	1	48	5×6	Nil	Nil
Patch pharyngoplasty POST NTL (Figure 5)	2	49	3×7	FISTULA (1)	Sec. suturing