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EnglishBackground: Lingual flaps provide ideal mucosal coverage for intraoral defects but traditionally require two surgical stages. The authors present an axial mucosal propeller flap for single-stage intraoral reconstruction. The flap includes the mucosa of the lateral side of the tongue, islanded on the deep lingual vessels. Methods: Between 2011 and 2013, 23 patients underwent intraoral mucosal reconstruction with a deep lingual artery axial propeller flap after cancer resection in the cheek (n = 16), floor of the mouth (n = 2), retromolar trigone (n = 2), hard palate (n = 2), and soft palate (n = 1). Mean defect size was 19.5 cm2. Preoperative and postoperative intraoral function was evaluated with the Functional Intraoral Glasgow Scale. Results: The authors always achieved one-stage reconstruction with primary donor-site closure. The only complications were an infection treated conservatively and a late oronasal fistula caused by radiotherapy. All patients resumed an oral diet after 1 week and none required surgical revision. Mean 12-month postoperative Functional Intraoral Glasgow Scale score was better than the preoperative score (13.5 versus 12.8). Conclusions: The deep lingual artery axial propeller flap combines the advantages of the traditional lingual flap (i.e., reliable axial vascularization and likewith- like reconstruction) with those of a propeller flap (i.e., one-stage transfer of like tissue and extreme mobility) and has wider indications than a conventional lingual flap. The technique is fast and has low morbidity and good functional results, and the authors recommend it as a first-choice technique to reconstruct moderate to large intraoral defects.
Cordova, A., Toia, F., D'Arpa, S., Giunta, G., & Moschella, F. (2015). A new mucosal propeller flap (Deep Lingual Artery Axial Propeller): The renaissance of lingual flaps. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, 135(3), 584-594.
| Data di pubblicazione: | 2015 |
| Titolo: | A new mucosal propeller flap (Deep Lingual Artery Axial Propeller): The renaissance of lingual flaps |
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| Citazione: | Cordova, A., Toia, F., D'Arpa, S., Giunta, G., & Moschella, F. (2015). A new mucosal propeller flap (Deep Lingual Artery Axial Propeller): The renaissance of lingual flaps. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, 135(3), 584-594. |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000000956 |
| Abstract: | Background: Lingual flaps provide ideal mucosal coverage for intraoral defects but traditionally require two surgical stages. The authors present an axial mucosal propeller flap for single-stage intraoral reconstruction. The flap includes the mucosa of the lateral side of the tongue, islanded on the deep lingual vessels. Methods: Between 2011 and 2013, 23 patients underwent intraoral mucosal reconstruction with a deep lingual artery axial propeller flap after cancer resection in the cheek (n = 16), floor of the mouth (n = 2), retromolar trigone (n = 2), hard palate (n = 2), and soft palate (n = 1). Mean defect size was 19.5 cm2. Preoperative and postoperative intraoral function was evaluated with the Functional Intraoral Glasgow Scale. Results: The authors always achieved one-stage reconstruction with primary donor-site closure. The only complications were an infection treated conservatively and a late oronasal fistula caused by radiotherapy. All patients resumed an oral diet after 1 week and none required surgical revision. Mean 12-month postoperative Functional Intraoral Glasgow Scale score was better than the preoperative score (13.5 versus 12.8). Conclusions: The deep lingual artery axial propeller flap combines the advantages of the traditional lingual flap (i.e., reliable axial vascularization and likewith- like reconstruction) with those of a propeller flap (i.e., one-stage transfer of like tissue and extreme mobility) and has wider indications than a conventional lingual flap. The technique is fast and has low morbidity and good functional results, and the authors recommend it as a first-choice technique to reconstruct moderate to large intraoral defects. |
| Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/19 - Chirurgia Plastica |
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