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Surgical considerations in maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation of the maxillectomy patient. 1988

J R Jacobs, and M T Marunick

Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201.

The radical maxillectomy performed for cancer of the paranasal sinuses has as its sequella some of the potentially most devastating functional losses in the field of head and neck oncology. The patient is left after surgical management with a defect that often prevents effective speech, deglutition, and mastication. This paper addresses the surgical considerations involved in the performance of a radical maxillectomy that can result in a favorable defect allowing subsequent optimal prosthetic rehabilitation of the patient.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007430	Intraoperative Care	Patient care procedures performed during the operation that are ancillary to the actual surgery. It includes monitoring, fluid therapy, medication, transfusion, anesthesia, radiography, and laboratory tests.	Care, Intraoperative
D008437	Maxilla	One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.	Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D008447	Maxillofacial Prosthesis	A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the maxilla, mandible, and face, missing as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery. When the prosthesis replaces portions of the mandible only, it is referred to as MANDIBULAR PROSTHESIS.	Maxillary Prosthesis,Maxillary Prostheses,Maxillofacial Prostheses,Prostheses, Maxillary,Prostheses, Maxillofacial,Prosthesis, Maxillary,Prosthesis, Maxillofacial
D010255	Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the PARANASAL SINUSES.	Cancer of Paranasal Sinus,Neoplasms, Paranasal Sinus,Paranasal Sinus Cancer,Cancer, Paranasal Sinus,Cancers, Paranasal Sinus,Neoplasm, Paranasal Sinus,Paranasal Sinus Cancers,Paranasal Sinus Neoplasm
D011300	Preoperative Care	Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Care, Preoperative,Preoperative Procedure,Preoperative Procedures,Procedure, Preoperative,Procedures, Preoperative
D003817	Dentition	The teeth collectively in the dental arch. Dentition ordinarily refers to the natural teeth in position in their alveoli. Dentition referring to the deciduous teeth is DENTITION, PRIMARY; to the permanent teeth, DENTITION, PERMANENT. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)	Dentitions
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man