title: Reconstruction of the prevertebral space with a submental flap: a novel application.
abstract: The submental island flap is an axial flap based on the submental branches of the facial artery. It is mostly used to recover oral and facial defects. In this report, a case is presented where it is used to reconstruct the prevertebral space during a spine surgery. Its purpose is to act as an interposition tissue between the pharyngeal suture line and the hardware to minimize the risk of wound dehiscence.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, 1560 E. Sherbrooke Ave., Montreal, Quebec H2L 4M1, Canada. Electronic address: olivier_abboud@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abboud
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shedid
authors.forename: Tareck
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ayad
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D002817:Chordoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D014140:Tracheotomy
keywords: Anterior cervical spine reconstruction; Chordoma; Prevertepral space reconstruction; Regional flaps; Submental island flap