Island Tongue Flap*
In a clinico-anatomical study in ten cadavers and 24 patients of oral cancer a new island myomucosal flap, the “Island Tongue Flap” was designed and standardized in our unit. Based on the ipsilateral lingual artery and its venae comitantes this island flap was used to cover defects in the check, flo...
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1989-04-01
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| author | S. Bhattacharya A. Chaturvedi M. S. D. Jaiswal S. K. Bhatnagar N. C. Misra |
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| description | In a clinico-anatomical study in ten cadavers and 24 patients of oral cancer a new island myomucosal flap, the “Island Tongue Flap” was designed and standardized in our unit. Based on the ipsilateral lingual artery and its venae comitantes this island flap was used to cover defects in the check, floor of mouth and aropharynx. Speech, swallowing and disposal of saliva were least affected post-operatively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0fa980e98df6471b8d524dfc3156b0b22025-08-20T03:17:28ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X1989-04-01220206807310.1055/s-0043-1774351Island Tongue Flap*S. BhattacharyaA. ChaturvediM. S. D. JaiswalS. K. BhatnagarN. C. MisraIn a clinico-anatomical study in ten cadavers and 24 patients of oral cancer a new island myomucosal flap, the “Island Tongue Flap” was designed and standardized in our unit. Based on the ipsilateral lingual artery and its venae comitantes this island flap was used to cover defects in the check, floor of mouth and aropharynx. Speech, swallowing and disposal of saliva were least affected post-operatively.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1774351Island flapOral cancerTongue flap |
| spellingShingle | S. Bhattacharya A. Chaturvedi M. S. D. Jaiswal S. K. Bhatnagar N. C. Misra Island Tongue Flap* Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery Island flap Oral cancer Tongue flap |
| title | Island Tongue Flap* |
| title_full | Island Tongue Flap* |
| title_fullStr | Island Tongue Flap* |
| title_full_unstemmed | Island Tongue Flap* |
| title_short | Island Tongue Flap* |
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| topic | Island flap Oral cancer Tongue flap |
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