title: Superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap aided by color Doppler sonography mapping for like-with-like buccal reconstruction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess an alternative method for buccal reconstruction using a superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap (SCIP) with preoperative color Doppler sonography mapping.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2014 to June 2014, we enrolled six patients with buccal defects that occurred following cancer resection. Surgical procedures, superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap anatomy, and the outcomes are described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The flap sizes measured 30 to 63 cm(2). The mean diameter of the superficial circumflex iliac artery was 0.6 mm and of the vein was 1.1 mm. The mean arterial pedicle length was 6.9 cm, and the venous pedicle length was 7.3 cm. The mean reduction of mouth-open width was 0.4 cm. No flap failure was evident, and a good aesthetic outcome was obtained in all cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SCIP flap is a reliable and pliable flap with long vascular pedicles, hidden donor site morbidity, and perfect texture match for buccal defect reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oromaxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Shufang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Oromaxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: Yuehe@sjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Oromaxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Zhuowei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Shaoqing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yixin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D002610:Cheek / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color