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Ettl, Tobias ; Gottsauner, Maximilian ; Kühnel, Thomas ; Maurer, Michael ; Schuderer, Johannes G. ; Spörl, Steffen ; Taxis, Jürgen ; Reichert, Torsten E. ; Fiedler, Mathias ; Meier, Johannes K.

The Folded Radial Forearm Flap in Lip and Nose Reconstruction—Still a Unique Choice

Ettl, Tobias, Gottsauner, Maximilian, Kühnel, Thomas , Maurer, Michael, Schuderer, Johannes G. , Spörl, Steffen, Taxis, Jürgen , Reichert, Torsten E., Fiedler, Mathias und Meier, Johannes K. (2023) The Folded Radial Forearm Flap in Lip and Nose Reconstruction—Still a Unique Choice. Journal of Clinical Medicine 12 (11), S. 3636.

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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.54343


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(1) Background: The radial forearm flap (RFF) has evolved as the flap of choice for intraoral mucosal reconstructions, providing thin and pliable skin with a safe blood supply. Perforator flaps such as the anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap are increasingly being discussed for the same applications. (2) Methods: Patient history, treatment details, and outcome of 12 patents with moderate to extended ...

(1) Background: The radial forearm flap (RFF) has evolved as the flap of choice for intraoral mucosal reconstructions, providing thin and pliable skin with a safe blood supply. Perforator flaps such as the anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap are increasingly being discussed for the same applications. (2) Methods: Patient history, treatment details, and outcome of 12 patents with moderate to extended defects of the lip and/or nose area that were reconstructed by a folded radial forearm flap were retrospectively evaluated for oncologic and functional outcomes. (3) Results: The mean oncologic and functional follow-up were 21.1 (min. 3.8; max. 83.3) and 31.2 (min. 6; max. 96) months, respectively. All flaps survived without revision. In eight cases, major lip defects were reconstructed by an RFF; in six patients, the palmaris longus tendon was included for lip suspension. The functional results in terms of eating, drinking, and mouth opening were good in five cases, while three patients were graded as fair due to moderate drooling. In seven cases, the major parts of the nose were reconstructed with two good and five fair (nostril constriction in three cases) functional results. (4) Conclusions: The folded RFF remains a unique free flap option for complex three-dimensional lip and nose reconstructions in terms of flexibility, versatility, and robustness.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftJournal of Clinical Medicine
Verlag:MDPI
Ort der Veröffentlichung:BASEL
Band:12
Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels:11
Seitenbereich:S. 3636
Datum24 Mai 2023
InstitutionenMedizin > Lehrstuhl für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde
Medizin > Lehrstuhl für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie
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WertTyp
10.3390/jcm12113636DOI
Stichwörter / KeywordsSOFT PALATE RECONSTRUCTION; EXPERIENCE; OUTCOMES; DEFECTS; GRAFTS; REPAIR; radial forearm flap; folded; lip; nose; flexible
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenJa
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-543438
Dokumenten-ID54343

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