Reconstruction of intraoral defects using facial artery musculomucosal flap.
The facial artery musculomucosal flap, technically a combination of the nasolabial flap and the buccal mucosal flap, has been a reliable, versatile flap, either superiorly or inferiorly based for reconstruction of a wide variety of postcancer excision intraoral mucosal defects including defects of the palate, alveolus, lips and floor of mouth. We have used it 17 times in 16 patients with no failures and one flap with terminal necrosis. Almost all flaps developed venous congestion which settled on its own by conservative management.
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Plastic, Reconstructive and Microvascular Services, Tata Memorial Cancer Center and Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India.
Rajendraprasad
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries; D002648:Child; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000601:surgery*; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000601:surgery; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps