title: Reliable, minimally invasive oromandibular reconstruction using metal plate rolled with pectoralis major myocutaneous flap.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to minimize the surgical invasiveness to the donor site and the amount of the primary reconstruction time after oromandibular tumor resection. Oromandibular reconstruction was performed only using a pectoralis major myocutaneous flap and a metal plate. The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap was grafted to the oral cavity defect by rolling and wrapping around the metal plate with the muscle of the flap. No early postoperative complications have been noted in all seven patients. An average of 2 years and 1 month has past since surgery, and to date no infections, plate exposure, or plate breakage have been observed in any of the patients. The safety of the oromandibular reconstruction using a metal plate was improved by rolling the muscle of the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap around the metal plate. The present method was shown to be a rational technique that allowed primary reconstruction of the oral cavity and mandible in a minimally invasive manner in a short time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiyokawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanaga
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rikimaru
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kameyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply