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The purpose of this paper is to report the technique and outcomes of the use of gastro-omental free flap reconstruction in glossectomy defects. This is a prospective case series of 9 patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma, who underwent either subtotal or partial glossectomy and reconstruction with gastro-omental free flap.
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Gastro-omental flap provided a secretory mucosal surface and was beneficial in the saliva depleted patients post-radiotherapy.
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Gastro-omental flap provided a secretory mucosal surface and was beneficial in the saliva depleted patients post-radiotherapy. The laparoscopic harvest of this flap has minimized donor site morbidity.
Dr Krishnakumar Thankappan
Amrita institute of Medical Sciences, amrita University, Kochi
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This page is a summary of: Gastro-omental free flap for reconstruction of tongue defects, Oral Oncology, August 2018, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.06.023.
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