Publications by authors named "Jag Dhanda"
Facial Nerve Revascularization Strategies in Facial Restoration.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
January 2022
Unlabelled: Facial transplants represent the current exemplar in the reconstruction of severely damaged faces, whereas conventional free flap reconstruction has its limitations in restoring both function and surface cover.
Methods: In a retrospective study over 6 years (2014-2020), 5 cases (n = 5) of vascularized nerve flaps (VNFs) were performed by our team. These involved three acute and two late reconstructions.
Background: Perineural invasion (PNI) and lymphovascular invasion (LVI) may be adverse prognostic indicators in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue.
Methods: The percentages of histological PNI and LVI were determined in 335 patients with tongue SCC. Sixty tumours originally reported as negative for these features were tested to determine how many more were positive with "immunohistochemical enhancement.