title: Myocutaneous flaps in lip reconstruction. Applications of the Karapandzic principle.
abstract: Our experiences with the reconstruction of lips by the use of innervated myocutaneous flaps is described. We present the technique and some illustrative cases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous