Treatment of a persistent oro-antral fistula with a posteriorly based lateral tongue flap.
Occasionally an oro-antral communication persists after vigorous standard therapy. This case report demonstrates the successful use of a posteriorly based lateral tongue flap in such a situation.
D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery*