title: [Clinical studies on sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap for cervical tracheal reconstruction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce the experience of repairing the defect of cervical trachea wall by using the sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap after the anterior or posterior wall of cervical trachea was invaded by cervical neoplasm.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between 1989 to 1998 the sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap was applied in 12 patients with different diseases, among which 3 cases were thyroid carcinoma 5 cases were laryngeal carcinoma, 4 cases were cervical esophageal carcinoma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The operation was successful. 12 patients were decannuated and had normal exercise tolerance. The time from reconstruction to decannulation was ranging from 20 days to 6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap is an ideal transplant for cervical tracheal reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010521:Periosteum / Q000637:transplantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*