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PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Volume 137, Issue 1, Pages 240-243Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001904
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Surgery
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In this series, the authors describe a modification of the facial artery musculomucosal flap for oronasal fistula repair. The spacer facial artery musculomucosal flap technique is characterized by a pedicle inset into the retromolar trigone and palate, obviating a second operative stage. This was performed in 14 patients with a 5.2-cm(2) mean fistula size. Average follow-up was 4.3 years, with one partial flap necrosis but no recurrent oronasal fistula. There was a mean decrease of 18 percent in the distance between the velum and the posterior pharyngeal wall. The spacer facial artery musculomucosal flap provides a single-stage reconstruction of oronasal fistula while lengthening the palate through a pushback mechanism. Although further study of velopharyngeal function is needed, the spacer facial artery musculomucosal flap may be beneficial for patients with a short velum and an oronasal fistula. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, IV.
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