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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Main Authors: S. Bhattacharya, A. Chaturvedi, M. S. D. Jaiswal, S. K. Bhatnagar, N. C. Misra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 1989-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1774351
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M. S. D. Jaiswal
S. K. Bhatnagar
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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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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*
title_sort island tongue flap
topic Island flap
Oral cancer
Tongue flap
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1774351
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