title: Endoscopic harvest of a temporalis flap for a maxillary reconstruction.
abstract: The use of a temporalis muscle flap for reconstruction of the maxilla is a common technique at the moment. One of the disadvantages of applying this technique is the anesthetic scar generated in the temporalis fossa and the depression of this area. We present a new method for endoscopically harvesting the muscle flap, through minimal incisions situated in the temporalis fossa and preauricular region. This endoscopic technique has not been described in the literature for a hemimaxillary reconstruction. We present the first case of a maxillary reconstruction with an endoscopically assisted temporalis muscle flap with excellent results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain. ij_arribas@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arribas-Garcia
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alcalá-Galiano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps