Book Review: Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Head and Neck

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Peter Neligan, Fu-Chan Wei, Editors. Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Head and Neck, St. Louis, MO: Quality Medical Publishing, 2010 ISBN: 1576262693 When two internationally-recognized surgeons and close friends combine their decades of experience in head and neck reconstruction to honor their friend and mentor, Ralph Manktelow, something special is bound to happen. That’s exactly what occurred with Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Head and Neck , a multidisciplinary, international, and comprehensive text. This book is an instant classic and a must-read for those who consider themselves microsurgeons and who perform more than an occasional head and neck reconstruction with free tissue. The title may be somewhat misleading, however, since this volume is so much more than an encyclopedia of microsurgery in head and neck reconstruction. The international cast of contributors is drawn not only from the authors’ home countries of the United States and Taiwan, but also from Canada, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Significant pages are devoted to the comprehensive review of related topics from radiation therapy, surgical oncology, medical oncology, anesthesia, and …