title: [Buccal flap in reconstruction of mucosal defects in oral cavity].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The buccal flaps are an effective alternative in treatment patients with small defects of the oral cavity due to: the small size of the flap, the lack of donor site, less risk of postoperative complications and short procedure time.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngological Oncology in Poznan in the years 2005-2008 was performed 7 resections of oral cavity due to cancer in which the reconstructions were based on two types of flaps: from the buccal mucosa (3 patients), and muscular-buccal mucosal flap (4 cases). The paper presents aspects of the anatomical structure of the cheek and technique for flap dissection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the majority group of patients the primary defect healing properly. The mucosal buccal flaps are a good alternative to free flaps, but their indications are limited to the primary defects of small extent.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Otolaryngologii i Onkologii Laryngologicznej w Poznaniu Kierownik Kliniki. faix 61-8691690.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pabiszczak
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wierzbicka
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szyfter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D011044:Poland; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome