title: Nasolabial flaps in oral reconstruction: an analysis of 224 cases.
abstract: The nasolabial flap is a simple option for the reconstruction of selected oral defects. Though its use in floor-of-mouth reconstruction has been described, other uses in the oral cavity have not been studied extensively. We present a series of 224 oral malignancies where the nasolabial flap was used for reconstruction after surgical excision.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sebastian
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cherian
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Koshy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D014022:Tissue Survival; D016896:Treatment Outcome