Superficial Ulnar Artery Perforator Flap
| Autor: | P. Graziano, Fabrizio Schonauer, Sergio Marlino, Francesco Turrà, Giovanni Dell'Aversana Orabona |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Schonauer, Fabrizio, Marlino, S, Turr? F., Jr, Graziano, P, DELL'AVERSANA ORABONA, Giovanni |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Free Tissue Flaps Transplant Donor Site Ulnar Artery Forearm Tongue medicine.artery medicine Humans Head and neck Ulnar artery Glossectomy business.industry Graft Survival Tongue reconstruction Neck dissection General Medicine Middle Aged Plastic Surgery Procedures eye diseases Tongue Neoplasms Surgery body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Carcinoma Squamous Cell Neck Dissection business Perforator Flap Wide resection Follow-Up Studies Tonsillar Pillar |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 25:1870-1871 |
| ISSN: | 1049-2275 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/scs.0000000000001061 |
| Popis: | Superficial ulnar artery is a rare finding but shows significant surgical implications. Its thinness and pliability make this flap an excellent solution for soft tissue reconstruction, especially in the head and neck region. We hereby report a successful free superficial ulnar artery perforator forearm flap transfer for tongue reconstruction. A 64-year-old man presenting with a squamous cell carcinoma of the left tongue underwent a wide resection of the tumor, left radical neck dissection, and reconstruction of the tongue and the left tonsillar pillar with the mentioned flap. No complications were observed postoperatively. The flap survived completely; no recurrence at 6 months of follow-up was detected. Superficial ulnar artery perforator flap has shown to be a safe alternative to other free tissue flaps in specific forearm anatomic conditions. |
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