Soft Tissue Injuries of the Head and Neck

ISBN-13: 9783031149146 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 250 str.

Charilaos A. Ioannidis

Opis

This book provides a vividly illustrated description of a wide range of soft tissue injuries of the head and neck and their treatment, which forms part of the workload of both Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Cranio –Maxillofacial Surgery. Other medical and surgical disciplines are also involved, though to a lesser extent. 

It clarifies many topics, including the general principles of wound management, the treatment of various soft tissue injuries, burns, and wound healing disturbances.

This book is intended for interns, residents and fellows of Plastic Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery as well as surgeons and physicians of other disciplines dealing with soft tissue trauma of the head and neck. It may also prove useful to theatre and A & E nurses as well as medical students with interests in head and neck traumatology. 

Spis treści

- Introduction

- Chapter 1

Importance of normal and scarred facial appearance

- Chapter 2

Epidemiology of soft tissue injuries of the head and neck

- Chapter 3

General principles of wound management

3.1 Principles of patient management

3.2 Wound preparation

3.3 Suturing techniques

3.4 Hematomas

3.5 Abrasions

3.6 Avulsions

3.7 Penetrating injuries

- Chapter 4

Injuries of the scalp, forehead and eyebrow

4.1. Anatomy of the scalp, forehead and eyebrow

4.2. Scalp injuries

4.3. Forehead and eyebrow injuries

- Chapter 5

Injuries of the eyelids, canaliculi and canthi.

5.1. Anatomy of the eyelids, lacrimal system and canthi

5.2. Eyelid and canalicular lacerations

5.3. Medial and lateral canthus lacerations

- Chapter 6

Injuries of the nose

6.1 Anatomy of the nose

6.2 Diagnosis of nasal trauma

6.3 Septal hematoma

6.4 Nasal lacerations

6.5 Bite injuries

- Chapter 7

Injuries of the cheek

7.1 Anatomy of the cheek

7.2 Parotid injury

7.3 Parotid duct injury

7.4 Facial nerve injury

7.5 Cheek defects

- Chapter 8

Injuries of the lips

8.1 Anatomy of the lips

8.2 Lacerations

8.3 Avulsions

8.4 Reconstruction

- Chapter 9

Injuries of the ears

9.1 Anatomy of the ears

9.2 Ear haematoma, “cauliflower ear”

9.3 Lacerations

9.4 Avulsions

9.5 Reconstruction

- Chapter 10

Injuries of the neck

10.1 Anatomy of the neck

10.2 Penetrating injuries to the neck

10.3 Injuries to the air passages

10.4 Vascular injuries

10.4.1 Blunt extracranial carotid injuries

10.4.2 Penetrating extracranial carotid injuries

10.5 Injuries to the pharynx and the oesophagus

10.6 Neurologic injuries

10.7 Thyroid injuries

- Chapter 11

Burns of the scalp, face and neck

11.1 Overview

11.2 Minor burns-ambulatory treatment

11.3 Moderate and severe burns

11.4 Surgical wound care

11.5 Perioral burns

11.6 Eyelids

11.7 Eyebrows

11.8 Neck

11.9 Scalp

11.10 Nose

11.11 Ears

- Chapter 12

Wound healing disturbances – The unfavourable result

12.1 Phases of wound healing

12.2 Mechanisms of wound healing

12.3 Pathologic responses to wound healing

12.3.1 Hypo-and hyperpigmentation

12.3.2 Hypertrophic scars, keloids, and contractures

12.3.3 Other scar problems

12.4 Complications of specific anatomical areas

O autorze

Charilaos  A. Ioannidis is a former Assist. Professor at the Radboud University of Nijmegen (former Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen), the Netherlands. He was appointed Assoc. Professor of Surgery (Head & Neck Surgery) at the University of Leuven (Katholieke Univesiteit Leuven), Belgium (1991) and later Consultant at the department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Middlesex Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust and honorary Consultant, the Whittington Hospital (1996), London, Great Britain. Since 2002 he has been practicing plastic and reconstructive surgery as a Consultant plastic surgeon in Athens, Greece. Besides trauma (head and neck, hand , soft tissues), his special fields of interest include head and neck surgery, skin cancer (melanoma and non-melanoma),soft tissue tumors, breast surgery (congenital deformities , oncology ), reconstructive surgery (microsurgery), necrotic soft tissue infections and aesthetic surgery.

 He is, or has been, a member of numerous international scientific societies and associations, as well as numerous non – profit organizations. He is a fellow of the European Board of Cranio – Maxillofacial Surgery (FEBCMFS). He was awarded the Leibinger Prize of the European Association of Cranio- Maxillofacial Surgery for his experimental work on cartilage transplants (1988) and numerous medals and decorations for his scientific and clinical work.

Dr. Ioannidis has published over seventy five scientific papers in peer reviewed national and international journals, as well as four books. He has also published numerous articles in newspapers and magazines on Plastic Surgery, skin cancer, breast pathology, facial traumatology and other topics. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Cranio- Maxillofacial Surgery (he has also served as section Editor for the same Journal). In addition, he has served as a reviewer for various other international surgical journals.

Blurb

This book provides vividly illustrated descriptions of a wide range of soft tissue injuries of the head and neck and their treatment, which​ forms a large part of the workload of both Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. Soft tissue injuries are usually treated by plastic surgeons, whereas skeletal injuries are managed by maxillofacial surgeons.

It clarifies many topics, including the general principles of wound management and  treatment of various soft tissue injuries,burns and wound healing disturbances.

This book is intended for those plastic surgeons, and maxillofacial surgeons, interested in soft tissue trauma surgery of the head and neck at all levels of training and experience. It may also prove useful to specialists in related surgical disciplines and to nurses, who share a common interest for trauma of the head and neck.