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Guidelines for Complications of Cancer Treatment Vol VIII Part B

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Problems Associated with Free TissueTransfers- Free tissue transfers have revolutionizedoncoreconstruction.- It af<strong>for</strong>ds transfer <strong>of</strong> well vascularised composite tissuesthat nearly matches the requirement in a single stage fromdistant donor sites.- Good vascularity <strong>of</strong> tissues ensures prompt healing <strong>of</strong>wound and this allows early institution <strong>of</strong> adjuvantChemotherapy/Radiotherapy.- However it has certain disadvantages like specializedequipment and expertise is required, operations are long,failure is usually total and technique relies on suitablevessels at recipient site.- Although infrequent, there are still multiple problemsassociated with the free tissue transfers.- These problems can be classified as:1) Recipient site (Surgical site) problems2) Donor site problems3) General problems184

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