title: [The technic and advantages of using the tongue flap in the reconstructive surgery of cancer of the oral cavity. Our experience apropos 16 cases].
abstract: In this study, primary we present briefly the main anatomic elements that concern the tongue as also the clinical and other structures of the cancer of the oral cavity. Simultaneously, we notice our experience from the use of the tongue flap in 16 patients with cancer of the floor of the oral cavity. This procedure is simple, easy, brief and it does not cause aesthetic problems to patients. It is also emphasized that this method does not create functional disabilities to the rest part of the tongue, with result the patients not have disturbances in speech, in chewing or in swallowing.
authors.affiliation: Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie, Hôpital Universitaire Durutis, Faculté de médecine, Université de Ioannina, Grèce.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Assimakopoulos
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kastanioudakis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skevas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014059:Tongue / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation*
vernacular_title: La technique et les avantages de l'utilisation du lambeau lingual dans la chirurgie réparatrice du cancer de la cavité buccale. Notre expérience à propos de 16 cas.