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21292290

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
INTRODUCTION: A palatal defect with bucconasal fistula often follows exeresis of palatal tumors. It cannot be directly sutured. Several techniques have been used to cure such defects: palatal obturator, free, or local flaps. TECHNICAL NOTE: The tongue pediculated flap is an easy, safe, and reliable surgical option to reconstruct palatal defects. The tongue flap is a double-layer muscular and mucosal flap that requires two surgeries. During the first, the flap is harvested on the tongue and partially sutured on the anterior portion of the palatal defect. During the second, the pedicle is freed from the tongue and sutured to the posterior portion of the palatal defect. Between these two surgeries the patient is fed through a nasogastric tube. DISCUSSION: The tongue flap is easy and reproducible. It can be recommended in mediopalatal defects after cancer palatal surgery. Its esthetical and functional results are excellent. It is an alternative to palatal obturator, which are not well tolerated in the long run. Similar but uneven results are obtained with free flaps. Free flaps do not require a second surgery but are more difficult to implement in developing countries.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1776-257X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
112
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
22-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
[The tongue flap in palatal defect reconstruction].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, Hôpital de la Timone, Boulevard Jean-Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Video-Audio Media