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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed 22 consecutive flaps based on the blood supply of the temporal fossa. Our purpose was to demonstrate reliability of the vascular supply and to illustrate the versatility of these tissues for reconstruction of specialized structures, including eyelids, eyebrow, ear, lips, oral lining, orbit, and mandible. For these complex problems, all but one patient required multiple-stage surgery to obtain their final aesthetic and functional results. All flaps proved reliable and versatile. Their advantages include proximity to the reconstructive site, ease of bilateral reconstructions, and well-camouflaged donor deficit. In particular, the ability to transfer vascularized full-thickness cranial bone for total or bilateral mandibular reconstructions presents an additional possibility for this difficult problem. We conclude that the reconstructive potential of these flaps is limited only by the surgeon's ingenuity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0023-852X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
444-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The temporal fossa in head and neck reconstruction: twenty-two flaps of scalp, fascia, and full-thickness cranial bone.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article