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[The free forearm flap in covering defects of the pharynx and oral cavity]. 1988

F Bootz
Universitäts-HNO-Klinik Tübingen.

The radial forearm flap is a versatile method for reconstruction of the pharynx and the oral cavity after tumour resection. We prefer the distal volar forearm since the flap is thin, with little subcutaneous fat. The vascular pedicle is rather long. Twenty patients with carcinoma of the oropharynx and the oral cavity have been operated on. Thirteen patients had carcinomas of the oropharynx, 7 of the oral cavity. In all cases the distal flap was used. The size varied from 3 x 5 cm to 10 x 7 cm. Twelve patients underwent radiotherapy which did not do any damage to the flap. Fifteen patients had a good functional result. Two patients suffered recurrences after a few months. One patient died from respiratory problems. One flap underwent a partial necrosis due to venous congestion. The donor defect was closed with split skin from the thigh.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008866 Microsurgery The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009062 Mouth Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the MOUTH. Cancer of Mouth,Mouth Cancer,Oral Cancer,Oral Neoplasms,Cancer of the Mouth,Neoplasms, Mouth,Neoplasms, Oral,Cancer, Mouth,Cancer, Oral,Cancers, Mouth,Cancers, Oral,Mouth Cancers,Mouth Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Mouth,Neoplasm, Oral,Oral Cancers,Oral Neoplasm
D010610 Pharyngeal Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the PHARYNX. Cancer of Pharynx,Pharyngeal Cancer,Cancer of the Pharynx,Neoplasms, Pharyngeal,Neoplasms, Pharynx,Pharnyx Cancer,Pharynx Neoplasms,Cancer, Pharnyx,Cancer, Pharyngeal,Cancers, Pharnyx,Cancers, Pharyngeal,Neoplasm, Pharyngeal,Neoplasm, Pharynx,Pharnyx Cancers,Pharyngeal Cancers,Pharyngeal Neoplasm,Pharynx Cancer,Pharynx Cancers,Pharynx Neoplasm
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D005260 Female Females
D006085 Graft Survival The survival of a graft in a host, the factors responsible for the survival and the changes occurring within the graft during growth in the host. Graft Survivals,Survival, Graft,Survivals, Graft
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013524 Surgical Flaps Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region. Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps

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