Regional and free flaps in complex head and neck reconstruction

World Cancer Summit 2018

July 02-03, 2018 Bangkok, Thailand

Shashikant Limbachiya

Narayana Multispeciality Hospital Ahmedabad, India

Keynote: J Cancer Sci Ther

Abstract :

Management of head and neck cancer has evolved over the last decade, so too has the reconstruction of defects created by ablative surgery. Reconstruction of surgical defects using regional/microvascular free tissue transfer is integral part of multidisciplinary management of head and neck cancers. The central tenets of post-ablative head and neck reconstruction are the restoration of adequate function, form and esthetics, which maintain or improve quality of life. Reconstructive surgeon must have various options in his armamentarium to give best restorative outcomes in available resources.

Biography :

Shashikant Limbachiya is Super Specialist (MCh) Head and Neck Onco-Surgeon working in Gujarat, India. After his Post-graduation in Master of Surgery, he did Super Specialty from Amrita Institute, India. He is the Founder of India’s first Dysphagia society, Deglutology Research Foundation. His areas of interests are oral, laryngeal, sinonasal, skull base, thyroid, parotid and neck surgeries as well as reconstructive plastic and microvascular procedures. He has authored 6 text book chapters and several publications in reputed journals.

E-mail: drshashi@yahoo.com