This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Linda J. Gardiner, MD; Stephan Ariyan, MD; Harold C. Pillsbury, III, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1983;109(6):396-399.

Abstract
• We treated three cases of recurrent head and neck carcinoma viewed as challenging reconstructive problems because of the extent of the extirpative surgery necessary and the substantial risk of complications that would be associated with previous treatment techniques. In each case, the versatility of myocutaneous flaps is illustrated. In case 1, a double-paddle pectoralis major flap was employed. In case 2, with an exposed infected carotid artery and a failed pectoralis major flap, reconstruction was accomplished by using an ipsilateral trapezius myocutaneous flap. In case 3, for reconstruction of the pharynx with a low esophagostoma, a double-paddle pectoralis major and split-thickness skin graft were used.

(Arch Otolaryngol 1983;109:396-399)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, Sections of Otolaryngology (Drs Gardiner and Pillsbury) and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Dr Ariyan), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 29, 1982.

Reprint requests to the Department of Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510 (Dr Gardiner).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?