The Effect of Prior Radiotherapy on Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Free Flap Reconstruction of the Head and Neck
Prior HNRT increases the risk of both flap and recipient-site complications. However, this mainly occurs in patients undergoing reconstruction of mucosal disease.
Authors
- James Wykes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2956-0453)
- Tim Manzie
- Sydney Ch’ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4011-1253)
- Tsu‐Hui Low (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8958-736X)
- Julie Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2954-8550)
- Palme Carsten
- Kevin Nguyen
- Luke McPhail
- Paul Rozenbroek
- Michael S. Elliott
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Chris O’Brien Lifehouse (AU)
- Melanoma Institute Australia (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70460
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00