...Yong-Cong Cai; Chao Li; Din-fen Zeng; Yu Qiu Zhou; Rong Hao Sun; Chun Yan Shui; Jiao Pei; Wei Liu; Xu Wang; Zheng Hua Jiang; Zheng Qi Tang; Jian Jiang; Wei Wang Background: Surgery is still the preferred treatment for tongue cancer. Reconstruction should be performed immediately after extensive...

...David Holzmann; Natasha A. Forster; Domenic Vital; Pietro Giovanoli Purpose: To demonstrate a surgical technique for reconstructing defects involving the triangle of the nasal ala, nasolabial fold and upper lip. Procedure: Retrospective survey with follow-up including 4 consecutive patients...

...Wen-Hung Wang; Tzer-Zen Hwang; Chia-Hao Chang; Yen-Chun Lin Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the oncologic and functional results of pharyngeal defect reconstruction using a submental island flap in hypopharyngeal cancer patients. Methods: Functional and oncologic results were assessed in 14...

...Hans Kristian Rökenes; Gorm Bretteville; Oscar Lövdal; Morten Boysen Twenty-four patients underwent reconstruction of the lower anterior part of the oral cavity with a total of 29 nasolabial skinflaps, following ablative surgery for squamous cell carcinoma. Partial necrosis due to biting occurred...

...K. Baumberger; U. Fisch A superiorly based cervical skin flap (eventually including the sternocleido-mastoid muscle) has been used in combination with a deltopectoral flap for the one-stage reconstruction of large defects of the oral cavity and mesopharynx. The results obtained in 17 patients show...

... in the hearing threshold is rather low even after surgical reconstruction. 18 09 2003 19 02 2004 28 5 2004 © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel 2004 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced...

... in significant scar contracture and often lack sufficient bulk. In 10 patients, the defect left by resection of cancer lesions was reconstructed with a free palatal mucoperiosteal graft. In all patients, the grafts survived with little contracture, allowing for adequate tongue mobility. Because of the thickness...