title: The versatility of the sub-mental flap: a case report.
abstract: The sub-mental flap has been used in four elderly patients (mean age: 83 years) for reconstruction of defects after oncological resection: three had basal cell carcinoma (cheek, temporal region and fronto-temporal region). One had a squamous cell carcinoma of the hard palate. We believe that the latter example is original and present it in this article. This case shows that the sub-mental flap in addition to its intrinsic qualities is a reliable flap which may be useful in difficult repairs. It can be used to repair wide palatal fistula which occurs after oncological resections.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium. carpentiersev@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lebeau
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vandurne
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gheerardyn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vanwijck
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lengelé
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Willemart
authors.forename: P-E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: El Fouly
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps