Open AccessAn anesthetic management of head and neck cancer reconstructive surgery in a patient having hemophilia A: a case report
Author(s) -
Seung-Hwa Ryoo,
Dohyun Kwon,
Jong-Ho Lee,
Kwang-Suk Seo,
Hyun Jeong Kim,
Myong-Hwan Karm
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2383-9309
DOI - 10.17245/jdapm.2021.21.3.261
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , reconstructive surgery , neck dissection , dissection (medical) , tongue , glossectomy , head and neck , head and neck cancer , cancer , radiation therapy , pathology
Hemophilia A is a hemorrhagic disease caused by coagulation factor VIII deficiency. In head and neck cancer surgery, especially during a reconstructive one, complications can occur. These include hematomas due to bleeding which can then lead to flap ischemia, necrosis, and impaired wound healing. There are fewer cases of reconstructive surgery in patients with hemophilia A. Here in we report, a reconstructive surgery that involved mass resection, partial glossectomy (right), selective neck dissection (right, Levels I, II, III, IV), and reconstruction at the lateral arm free flap (left) in a 25-year-old man with hemophilia A. The surgery was successfully performed without any complications after pretreatment with Factor VIII concentrate, which has not been reported earlier.