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Free jejunal flaps (FJFs) have a unique place in the history of microvascular surgery because this was the first free tissue to be transferred in humans in 1959. The jejunum is primarily transferred as a microvascular autograft. It is most commonly used as a mucosal tube or a mucosal patch, depending on the configuration of the defect. It is a reliable flap and provides functional reconstruction of pharyngo-esophageal defects.
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Wadsworth, J.T., Khaku, A.M. (2023). Jejunum Free Tissue Transfer for Laryngopharyngeal Defects. In: Stack Jr., B.C., Moreno, M.A., Boyette, J.R., Vural, E.A. (eds) Matrix Head and Neck Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24981-5_105
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