title: Combined neurovascular gracilis muscle and jejunal free-flap reconstruction for extensive venous malformation of the face.
abstract: The defect left after the resection of an extensive venous malformation in the cheek was reconstructed with a combined neurovascular gracilis muscle and patched jejunal free flap. At 25-year follow-up, the patient demonstrated good oral competence, had an adequate oral aperture allowing dental hygiene, and had symmetrical corners of the mouth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang-si, Republic of Korea. sjoh@hallym.or.kr
authors.forename: Suk Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D002610:Cheek / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult