Mouth Floor Reconstruction Using Tongue

Specifically the floor of the mouth only was ultimately reconstructed and therefore tissue did not extend above the plane of the mandibular alveolus.

Mouth floor reconstruction using tongue.

Immediate reconstruction of the tongue using a free flap was tempted in order to restore speech and swallowing as quickly as quickly as possible. Numerous techniques have been used for reconstructing large defects hemiglossectomy or greater of. This tissue distribution arose in 2 cases because we used an osteocutaneous flap for segmental reconstruction of the mandible and floor of the mouth. Fasciocutaneous flap reconstruction of the tongue and floor of mouth.

Archives of otolaryngology 128 1388 1395 dec. Among the many free flaps the free rf flap has been widely accepted as a favourable and reliable choice for tongue reconstruction due to its stable vascular anatomy pliability and thickness. A series of six patients underw. 3 reconstruction of the tongue after such resections is designed to assist patients achieve an appropriate level of oral function and remains a major challenge for the reconstructive surgeon.

Haughey bh 1 taylor sm fuller d. 13 however the procedure results in the sacrifice of a major artery of the limb and an unattractive scar in the forearm region. 1 2 glossectomy is effective in achieving local control of tongue malignancy. We used a pectoralis major.

Fingerprint dive into the research topics of speech and swallowing function after anterior tongue and floor of mouth resection with distal flap reconstruction. The aim of this case is to describe a method reconstruction of the tongue in patients after total glossectomy with the removal of the oral floor muscles using the chimeric latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior free flap chimeric ld sa flap with motor innervation. The current study was undertaken to evaluate a novel approach to tongue and mouth floor reconstruction using the myofascial vastus lateralis free flap mvlf. The functional integrity of the floor of the mouth is important in tongue mobility and also the articulation deglutition and control and disposal of saliva.

These functions can be profoundly disturbed by resection of tumors that involve the oral tongue and or the base of the tongue. The surgical techniques benefits complication rate and the aesthetic and functional results are described. Haughey bh taylor sm spector jg fuller d. Various surgical options are available for the reconstruction of intraoral soft tissue defects.

14 more recently the alt flap has become the popular flap for tongue reconstruction 11 15 16 the alt flap is a fasciocutaneous flap from the thigh based on the. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Outcomes and techniques of fasciocutaneous flap reconstruction of the tongue and floor of mouth.