Journal Reviews

Risk factors for loco regional recurrence for oral SCC

1 April 2018 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Locoregional recurrence, Multivariate analysis, Oral squamous cell carcinoma, Risk factors

Over a quarter of a million cases of oral squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) are diagnosed annually worldwide with 128,000 registered deaths. In spite of much-improved anaesthetic and surgical techniques, survival rates have not improved much over the past three decades....

Complications in tissue expansion

1 February 2018 | | General Plastic Surgery | Body mass index, Complication, Risk factor, Tissue expander

This study aims to identify possible risk factors for complications in tissue expansion in all anatomical regions except the breast. The overall complication rate of tissue expansion is up to 48%. Over the 10-year study period, 34 patients had placement...

Which patients are more likely to have postoperative pulmonary complications after major head and neck?

1 August 2017 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), Risk factors, Oral and maxillofacial surgery

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) following major head and neck surgery are frequently encountered. Indeed, surgery in the head and neck area itself has been identified as a risk factor for these complications. Microvascular reconstruction is a widely accepted and proven...