| Literature DB >> 29109836 |
Richard A Pollock1,2, M Douglas Gossman3.
Abstract
Pedicle flaps based on the external maxillary (facial) artery were introduced during the World War I, precisely a century ago. Today they remain effective tools in facial soft-tissue repair. Recently, pedicle flaps based on the internal maxillary (sphenopalatine) artery have been chosen to reliably close dural defects after endoscopic skull-base surgery. Pedicle flaps, "biologic" to the extent they are based on a defined arterial blood supply, are the lasting contributions-the diuturnity-of Johannes ("Jan") Fredericus Samuel Esser (1877-1946) of Leiden, Holland, and Chicago (IL).Entities:
Keywords: Johannes (“Jan”) F. S. Esser; diuturnity; external and internal maxillary arteries; facial soft-tissue repair; pedicle flaps; skull-base surgery
Year: 2017 PMID: 29109836 PMCID: PMC5669978 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604167
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr ISSN: 1943-3875