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Published on: September 29, 2018
Medial Sural Artery Perforator Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction
Gunjan Agrawal1, Ashutosh Gupta1, Vivek Chaudhary1
1Regional Cancer Center, PTJNM Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Aim:
The aim is to study the assessment of feasibility of medial sural artery perforator (MSAP) free flap for head and neck reconstruction at our center.
Materials And Methods:
Oral cancer patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, buccal mucosa, and floor of mouth cancer attending our center were reconstructed using MSAP flap after oncologic resection. Handheld 8 MHz Doppler was used to identify the perforator preoperatively.
Results:
We reconstructed 10 patients using MSAP flap. The flap was designed according to defect and donor site was primarily closed in all cases. Excellent results were seen in nine patients reconstructed with MSAP flap without any postoperative complication. Flap failure occurred in one patient due to venous thrombosis. The thickness of flap ranged from 4 to 8 mm. The vascular pedicle length ranged from 9 to 13 cm.
Conclusion:
The MSAP flap is appropriate for medium-sized oral defect reconstruction, with a long pedicle of matching caliber, adequate tissue volume, and minimal donor-site morbidity which makes it comparable to other microvascular free flaps such as radial artery free flap (RAFF) and anterolateral thigh flap.
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