title: Microsurgical reconstruction of difficult orocutaneous fistulas.
abstract: We present 5 cases from a series of eight orocutaneous fistulas that were successfully reconstructed through the use of free tissue transfer. Reconstruction was performed in 5 patients with a radial forearm flap and in 3 patients with a free jejunal transfer. This report addresses the approach to reconstructing the difficult orocutaneous fistula with emphasis on free flap design and the use of a bilaminar flap.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Senderoff
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome