Flaps Based on Facial Arteriovenous System for the Reconstruction of Head-and-Neck Cancer Defects

Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons

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Noothanapati, Nageswara Rao¹  Thankappan, Krishnakumar¹  Akali, Nisha Rajrattansingh¹  Patel, Tejal¹  Balasubramanian, Deepak¹  Iyer, Subramania¹ 

[1] Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences;Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

关键词: Facial artery;    head-and-neck reconstruction;    nasolabial flap;    oral cancer;    pedicled flaps;    submental flap;   

DOI  :  10.4103/jhnps.jhnps_56_20

学科分类：皮肤病学

来源: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

【 摘 要 】

Facial artery is a branch of the external carotid system extending from the upper neck to the nasion. Various flaps are described in the literature based on the facial artery and vein in the neck and face to reconstruct the head-and-neck cancer defects, either superiorly based or inferiorly based. This article summarizes the flaps and their variations based on the facial arteriovenous system. The flap harvest techniques, the indications, advantages and the limitations of the nasolabial flap, facial artery myomucosal flap, and submental flap are described, with appropriate case demonstrations. Variations of the flaps are also discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-SA