Oral cancer—flap use can restore functional, aesthetic, and quality-of-life after major oral resection
BY DR JUAN JOSÉ LARRAÑAGA AND DR MARCELO FIGARI
About the authors:
Dr Marcelo Figari is the Past Chair of the Head and Neck Surgery Department and also the University Rector at Hospital Italiano in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is also a current member of the AOFB. He specializes in thyroid and parathyroid surgery, head & neck cancer surgery, head & neck reconstruction, facial trauma surgery, medical education, and surgical education.
Dr Juan José Larrañaga is the current Head of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital Italiano in Buenos, Aires Argentina. He is a head and neck surgeon and a plastic surgeon, and a recognized specialist in microvascular head and neck reconstruction.
References and further reading:
- Lazaridis, N, Sigmund Freud’s oral cancer. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2003) 41, 78–83. Available online at www.sciencedirect.com.
- Deganello A, Gitti G, Parrinello G, Muratori E, Larotonda G, Gallo O. Cost analysis in oral cavity and oropharyngeal reconstructions with microvascular and pedicled flaps. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2013;33(6):380-387.
This article is a summary of an AO CMF expert presentations webinar titled Reconstruction After Major Oral Cavity Resection. It focuses on the use of free flaps (microvascular and non-microvascular), including recommended donor sites, for oral cavity/pharyngeal reconstruction after oncological resection. It covers:
- conditions that influence the best reconstruction options following major oral cavity resection
- common goals of microvascular and non-microvascular techniques and when to use each, and
- clinical examples, to discuss the different indications for oral cavity reconstruction.
All AO CMF recorded webinars are available free of charge to AO CMF members.
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