Use of the infra hyoid musculo-cutaneous flap in soft palate reconstruction.
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Date publication
décembre 2006
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr DOLIVET Gilles
Tous les auteurs :
Gangloff P, Deganello A, Lacave ML, Verhaeghe JL, Lapeyre M, Maire F, Phulpin B, Guillemin F, Dolivet G
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Résumé
AIMS: To review a series of 23 consecutive patients with squamous cell carcinomas arising from oropharynx who underwent infra hyoid musculo-cutaneous flap reconstruction including soft palate in alternative to free radial forearm flap or maxillofacial prosthesis. Post operative radiotherapy was performed for all patients. RESULTS: Every reconstruction healed quickly without major wound complications. The functional results evaluated by speech and swallowing capacities, were good for 17 patients, fair for 4 patients and bad for 2. CONCLUSIONS: The infra hyoid musculo-cutaneous flap is a versatile, reliable and convenient flap suitable for repairing small and medium sized defects; it can be used in combination with other flaps, and in selected cases obviates the need for a microvascular free radial forearm flap or maxillofacial prosthesis.
Référence
Eur J Surg Oncol. 2006 Dec;32(10):1165-9