Expanded superficial temporalis fascial flap for orbital reconstruction in a postirradiated orbit: a patient report.
The temporalis musculofascial flap can be pre-expanded to increase its area prior to transfer. The large size of the preexpanded flap enabled orbital reconstruction to be carried out in a postirradiated orbit in a three-year-old girl. The flap was split, transferred in two parts, and covered with a buccal mucosal graft. A prosthetic shell was satisfactorily fitted postoperatively.
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
Foster
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Verghese
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Zins
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D017233:Orbit Evisceration; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D015626:Tissue Expansion