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Table 5 Examples of flap types and procedures appropriate for imaging with ICG intraoperative laser angiography

From: Intraoperative laser angiography using the SPY system: review of the literature and recommendations for use

Mastectomy and other skin flaps

Mastectomy flaps

Cervicofacial flaps

 Facelift

 Cheek flap

 Cervical advancement flap

 Forehead flap

Skin flap over pectoralis major

Degloving injuries, upper and lower extremity

Abdominal flaps (eg, hernia repair)

 Component separation

Burn injuries

Local flaps and adjacent tissue transfers:

 Bi-lobe flaps

 Propeller flaps

 Rhomboid flaps

Pedicle flaps

TRAM flap

VRAM and extended VRAM flaps

Deltopectoral flap

Trapezius flap

Myocutaneous pectoralis flap

Latissimus dorsi flap

Submental flap

Supraclavicular artery flap

Lateral intercostal artery flap

Free flaps

TRAM flap

DIEP flap

SIEA flap

ALT flap

Scapular/parascapular flaps

Submental flap

Fibular flap

DCIA flap

TUG/TMG flap

GAP flap

PAP flap

Breast reconstruction

Implant reconstructions

 

Tissue expander reconstructions

  1. ALT: anterolateral thigh flaps.
  2. DIEP: deep inferior epigastric perforator.
  3. SIEA: superficial inferior epigastric artery.
  4. TRAM: transverse abdominus musculocutaneous.
  5. VRAM: vertical rectus abdominus myocutaneous.
  6. DCIA: deep circumflex iliac artery.
  7. TUG/TMG: transverse (myocutaneous) gracilis.
  8. GAP: gluteal artery perforator.
  9. PAP: profunda artery perforator.