Reconstruction of full-thickness cheek defect affecting the oral commissure by galeal skin island flap: a case report

This article describes the use of the galeal skin island flap in the reconstruction of a full-thickness cheek defect affecting the oral commissure, created after radical surgery in a 60-year-old patient suffering from carcinoma of the cheek. Advantages and drawbacks of the described technique are di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery 1992-10, Vol.20 (7), p.317-319
Hauptverfasser:	STEFANOVIC, P, NIKOLIC, Z, STAJCIC, Z
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery Cheek - surgery Dentistry Galeal flap Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Humans Lip - surgery Male Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Medical sciences Middle Aged Mouth Neoplasms - surgery Oral commissure Reconstruction Skin Transplantation - methods Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgical Flaps - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	This article describes the use of the galeal skin island flap in the reconstruction of a full-thickness cheek defect affecting the oral commissure, created after radical surgery in a 60-year-old patient suffering from carcinoma of the cheek. Advantages and drawbacks of the described technique are discussed.
ISSN:	1010-5182 1878-4119
DOI:	10.1016/S1010-5182(05)80404-4