Transverse cervical vessels as recipient vessels in oral and maxillofacial microsurgical reconstruction after former operations with or without radiotherapy

Table 2 Role of the TCVs

Patient	Age/gender	Recipient vessels (A/V)	Anastomosis	Ischemia time (min)	Time of vessel dissection (min)	Operating time (min)	Distance ^a (cm)	Distance ^b (cm)	Pedicle length (cm)
1	42/F	TCA/TCV	E-E	38	24	172	8.8	6.1	9.7
2	36/F	TCA/IJV	E-S	33	20	135	8.2	6.3	10.3
3	59/M	TCA/TCV	E-E	42	25	170	11.3	8.1	7.5
4	65/M	TCA/TCV	E-E	35	17	193	11.2	9.3	10.1
5	60/F	TCA/EJV	E-E	45	15	157	10.2	8.5	10.8
6	49/F	TCA/TCV	E-E	23	15	133	12.1	9.4	11.5
7	58/M	TCA/TCV	E-E	75	18	135	15	10	15
8	66/F	TCA/TCV	E-E	45	12	195	12.4	11	13

^aDistance refers to bridging distance between the acceptor site and recipient vessel site, ^bDistance refers to bridging distance between the acceptor site and anastomosis site. F, female; M, male; E-E, end to end; E-S, end to side; TCA, transverse cervical artery; TCV, transverse cervical vein; IJV, internal jugular vein; EJV, external jugular vein.

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