Myocutaneous flaps in lip reconstruction. Applications of the Karapandzic principle.
Our experiences with the reconstruction of lips by the use of innervated myocutaneous flaps is described. We present the technique and some illustrative cases.
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