Robot-assisted scaffold implantation and two-stage flap raising of the greater omentum for reconstruction of the facial skeleton: Description of a novel technique.

Journal: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Published Date: Oct 1, 2022

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Bone regeneration in the greater omentum is a promising strategy in facial skeleton reconstruction. This feasibility-study aims to perform robot-assisted scaffold implantation and second-stage flap raising.

Authors

  • Hendrik Naujokat
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
  • Johannes Spille
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
  • Robert Bergholz
    Department of General-, Visceral-, Thoracic-, Transplant- and Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, UKSH University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein Kiel Campus, Arnold-Heller-Strasse 3, 24105, Kiel, Germany. robert.bergholz@uksh.de.
  • Henning Wieker
    Department of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, UKSH University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein Kiel Campus, Arnold-Heller-Strasse 3, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
  • Jan-Tobias Weitkamp
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
  • Jörg Wiltfang
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.

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