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Use of Porcine Urinary Bladder Matrix (UBM-ECM) in the Head and Neck Region

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The development of newer extracellular matrix (ECM) wound devices has provided topical wound healing options for treating challenging wounds previously relegated to complex operative surgical procedures. The luxurious blood supply of the head and neck region affords more local flap treatment options not possible in other regions of the body. In the head and neck region, while some have used it as a primary treatment modality with good success, we have employed the UBM-ECM wound device more as an adjunct to standard surgical procedures. This chapter summarizes our experience treating 38 patients with the UBM-ECM wound device in the head and neck region with recommendations for optimal use.

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Acknowledgments

Disclosure: Dr. Kraemer has been a consultant for ACell® Inc. (Columbia, MD) since 2014 and has received monies for presenting his clinical experience on the use of the UBM-ECM wound device. He began using the UBM-ECM wound devices in 2010.

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  1. Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Bruce A. Kraemer & Amanda Gryniewicz Rowe

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  1. Department for Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Division of Experimental Plastic Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Dominik Duscher

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Kraemer, B.A., Rowe, A.G. (2019). Use of Porcine Urinary Bladder Matrix (UBM-ECM) in the Head and Neck Region. In: Duscher, D., Shiffman, M.A. (eds) Regenerative Medicine and Plastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19958-6_32

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