Microsurgical reconstruction of difficult orocutaneous fistulas.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present 5 cases from a series of eight orocutaneous fistulas that were successfully reconstructed through the use of free tissue transfer. Reconstruction was performed in 5 patients with a radial forearm flap and in 3 patients with a free jejunal transfer. This report addresses the approach to reconstructing the difficult orocutaneous fistula with emphasis on free flap design and the use of a bilaminar flap.
Medical subject headings
- Cutaneous Fistula
- Microsurgery
- Surgery, Plastic
- Tracheoesophageal Fistula