Utility of Indocyanine Green Angiography for Preventing Pre-expanded Extended Lower Trapezius Myocutaneous Flap Necrosis: How to Make the Correct Decision for Hypoperfused Areas

Designing a skin flap that perfectly covers the anatomical and dynamic territories is challenging. Tissues capturing territories beyond may be insufficiently perfused, and these hypoperfused areas can lead to partial flap necrosis. Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) is an effective tool for identifying hypoperfused areas. This retrospective study proposes a standardized strategy for managing the hypoperfused area identified by ICGA in pre-expanded extended lower trapezius myocutaneous (e-LTMC) flaps

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Indocyanine Green Angiography as the Principal Design and Perfusion Assessment Tool for the Supraclavicular Artery Island Flap in Head and Neck Reconstruction

A consecutive case series of supraclavicular artery island flaps was designed using indocyanine green angiography (IcG-A) in head and neck reconstruction to demonstrate its utilization in supraclavicular artery island flap (SCAIF) head and neck reconstruction. IcG-A was used consecutively between April 2014 and July 2015 to evaluate its use in flap design, inset, and intraoperative decision-making in five patients undergoing head and neck reconstruction.

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Patterns of ischaemia and reperfusion in nipple-sparing mastectomy reconstruction with indocyanine green angiography

Intraoperative assessment of mastectomy flaps and nipple-areola complex (NAC) with indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) for decision-making in delayed breast reconstruction after nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) remains to be fully elucidated. We evaluated patterns of ischaemia and reperfusion in NSM with delayed breast reconstruction, and their outcomes.

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