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[Complications of post-irradiation radiotherapy mandibular resection: problems of reconstruction (author's transl)]. 1980

P Dor

One hundred and twenty-six patients underwent a mandibular resection (segmental or marginal) as a part in the treatment of a malignant lesion. The surgical morbidity is increased by the preoperative high-dose irradiation. Complications such as osteitis and/or fracture of the mandible were noted in 31 cases (a total of 80) who underwent a preoperative external irradiation with a tumor-dose of 5,500 rads or higher, whereas only in 8 cases (a total of 46) without such preoperative radiotherapy. Prophylactic antibiotics, the use of flaps to replace the buccal mucosa without any suture-tension, replacement of the mandible by a low profile stainless steel prosthesis are advocated to reduce these postoperative complications.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008334	Mandible	The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.	Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D008336	Mandibular Diseases	Diseases involving the MANDIBLE.	Disease, Mandibular,Diseases, Mandibular,Mandibular Disease
D008337	Mandibular Fractures	Fractures of the lower jaw.	Fracture, Mandibular,Fractures, Mandibular,Mandibular Fracture
D008339	Mandibular Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the MANDIBLE.	Mandibular Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Mandibular,Neoplasms, Mandibular
D008341	Mandibular Prosthesis	A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the mandible missing or defective as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery.	Mandibular Prostheses,Prostheses, Mandibular,Prosthesis, Mandibular
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010000	Osteitis	Inflammation of the bone.	Bone Inflammation,Inflammation, Bone
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
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