| Title | Reconstruction of intraoral defects using facial artery musculomucosal flap. | | Author(s) | Joshi A, Rajendraprasad JS, Shetty K | | Institution | Plastic, Reconstructive and Microvascular Services, Tata Memorial Cancer Center and Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India. | | Source | Br J Plast Surg 2005 Dec; 58(8):1061-6. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alveolar Process
Arteries
Child
Face
Humans
Lip
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth
Mouth Floor
Mouth Mucosa
Mouth Neoplasms
Palate
Postoperative Complications
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Surgical Flaps
| | Abstract | The facial artery musculomucosal flap, technically a combination of the nasolabial flap and the buccal mucosal flap, has been a reliable, versatile flap, either superiorly or inferiorly based for reconstruction of a wide variety of postcancer excision intraoral mucosal defects including defects of the palate, alveolus, lips and floor of mouth. We have used it 17 times in 16 patients with no failures and one flap with terminal necrosis. Almost all flaps developed venous congestion which settled on its own by conservative management. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 16099439 |
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