Palatal defect reconstruction with hinged nasal septum flap.
An interesting case is presented of a young man who underwent reconstruction of the entire right hard palate in a single-stage procedure, using a hinged nasal septum flap. Closure of the large facial defect was accomplished using an abdominal cylindrical flap brought to the face by way of the wrist.
D000005:Abdomen; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014953:Wrist