Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis as an Etiology of Silent Sinus Syndrome: A Case Report.

Silent sinus syndrome (SSS) is a rare condition characterized by the collapse of the maxillary sinus and the sinking of the eye socket (enophthalmos). Only around 100 cases of SSS have been reported so far. The underlying cause of this condition is the chronic obstruction of the osteomeatal complex, which leads to sinus contraction.

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. Six SCAIFs were harvested in five patients where IcG-A was used as the primary tool for flap design by visually mapping the supraclavicular artery under fluorescence.

Incidence of pedicle ossification in osseous free flap reconstruction in the head and neck.

Background: There are several reports of ossification occurring along the pedicle of fibular free flaps in head and neck microvascular reconstruction, but the incidence of pedicle ossification of other osseous flaps in head and neck surgery has never been investigated.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted for all patients undergoing free flap reconstruction in the head and neck between 2005 and 2016. Patients were included if they had reconstruction with an osseous free flap and if they had computed tomography (CT) scans at least 1 month post-operatively.