EXPANDED SUPERFICIAL TEMPORALIS FASCIAL FLAP FOR ORBITAL RECONSTRUCTION IN A POSTIRRADIATED ORBIT - A PATIENT REPORT

Authors
PAPAY FA FOSTER J VERGHESE A ZINS J
Citation
Fa. Papay et al., EXPANDED SUPERFICIAL TEMPORALIS FASCIAL FLAP FOR ORBITAL RECONSTRUCTION IN A POSTIRRADIATED ORBIT - A PATIENT REPORT, Annals of plastic surgery, 40(2), 1998, pp. 174-177
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Annals of plastic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
01487043
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
174 - 177
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-7043(1998)40:2<174:ESTFFF>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The temporalis musculofascial flap can be pre-expanded to increase its area prior to transfer, The large size of the preexpanded flap enable d orbital reconstruction to be carried out in a postirradiated orbit i n a three-year-old girl. The flap was split, transferred in two parts, and covered with a buccal mucosal graft, A prosthetic shell was satis factorily fitted postoperatively.