TY - JOUR
T1 - Submental island flap and bone variation
AU - Nguyen, Khanh K.
AU - Gilde, Jason
AU - Inman, Jared C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - The submental island flap is a versatile pedicle flap for reconstruction of head and neck defects. Initially described over 20 years ago, numerous modifications have been described with successful treatment of a wide range of surgical defects including all oral cavity sub-sites and facial defects involving the orbital rim, zygoma, and malar eminence. The current paper is a review of the relevant anatomy, detailed description of the harvest technique, and review of published studies since the submental island flap was initially described.
AB - The submental island flap is a versatile pedicle flap for reconstruction of head and neck defects. Initially described over 20 years ago, numerous modifications have been described with successful treatment of a wide range of surgical defects including all oral cavity sub-sites and facial defects involving the orbital rim, zygoma, and malar eminence. The current paper is a review of the relevant anatomy, detailed description of the harvest technique, and review of published studies since the submental island flap was initially described.
KW - Submental artery
KW - Submental flap
KW - Submental island flap
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U2 - 10.1016/j.otot.2019.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.otot.2019.04.003
M3 - Article
SN - 1043-1810
VL - 30
SP - 101
EP - 105
JO - Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 2
ER -