| Flap hitching technique to the teeth after oral cancer resection. | |
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PMID: 23066457 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: After resection of the tumors of oral cavity adjacent to the mandible, it is a common situation that the whole of one side of the gingival mucosal segment has to be stripped off the mandible to get an adequate margin. When a cutaneous flap is used for reconstruction, it has to be hitched to the teeth to get a watertight seal. We describe a technique to hitch the flap to the adjacent teeth in such an instance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The technique was applied in 10 patients with oral cancer, resected, and reconstructed with cutaneous flaps. RESULTS: The technique was found to be effective in all 10 patients. Adequate seal was obtained in all patients. Oral diet was started within 7 days. CONCLUSION: An effective and simple technique to approximate a cutaneous flap to the teeth-bearing mandible, when all the mucosa is removed as part of oncological resection, is reported. |
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Krishnakumar Thankappan; Subramania Iyer; Mayuri Rajapurkar; Mohit Sharma; Pramod Subash |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of surgical technique and case report Volume: 4 ISSN: 0976-2825 ISO Abbreviation: J Surg Tech Case Rep Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-10-15 Completed Date: 2012-10-16 Revised Date: 2013-02-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101540507 Medline TA: J Surg Tech Case Rep Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 19-21 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India. |
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