Functional benefit after modification of radial forearm free flap for soft palate reconstruction
| Autor: | Jeong-Min Kang, Young Soo Rho, So-Jung Oh, Woo-Jin Bae, Hwoe-Young Ahn, Hyung-Ro Chu, Chul-Hoon Jung, Jin Hwan Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Radial forearm free flap lcsh:Medicine Dentistry Modified method Forearm Swallowing otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine Favorable outcome Oropharyngeal cancer Soft palate business.industry lcsh:R lcsh:Otorhinolaryngology lcsh:RF1-547 Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Original Article Nasalance Reconstruction business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 161-165 (2008) |
| ISSN: | 1976-8710 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES To compare the velopharyngeal function, swallowing and speech of the conventional and modified radial forearm free flap (RFFF) for soft palate reconstruction. METHODS Retrospective clinical study. Twenty-eight patients who underwent oropharyngeal reconstruction with RFFF were divided into two groups: 10 patients had conventional folded RFFF and 18 patients underwent modified method. RESULTS The average speech intelligibility score in modified RFFF group was 8.0+/-2.4, and 6.2+/-2.2 in conventional RFFF group (P |
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