title: [Experiences of nasal reconstruction with forehead flap: reports of 13 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the experience of nasal reconstruction with forehead flap.
  
  
  METHODS
  nasal reconstruction with forehead flap were applied in eight nasal carcinoma cases after operation and 5 nasal trauma cases with defects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  These forehead flaps were alive in all patients, all incision healed in I stage, no post operative complications were found. The shapes of nose were satisfactory, there were no recurrence of tumor during 1 to 17 year follow up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The method can be clinically applied for its simple procedure, reliable flap's blood supply, high survival rate and satisfied result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, China. tangsiqu@126.com
authors.forename: Siquan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Jinsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Yanli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hongying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Jianhui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tianming
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Longyue
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bifeng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhaohua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Che
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D055815:Young Adult