Surgical repair of labial defect

Summary The main cause of labial defect is carcinological, in 90% of cases involving the lower lip. Reconstruction for labial defect is a therapeutic challenge imposing two main requirements: to achieve good esthetic quality, and to conserve labial function. Steps of defect analysis is proposed. Ver...

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Published inEuropean annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases Vol. 127; no. 2; pp. 49 - 62
Main Authors Malard, O, Corre, P, Jégoux, F, Durand, N, Dréno, B, Beauvillain, C, Espitalier, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.05.2010
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Decision Trees
Face carcinoma
Humans
Labial defects
Lip - surgery
Lip Neoplasms - surgery
Lips carcinoma
Local flap
Otolaryngology
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods
Regional flap
Surgical Flaps
Labial defects
Local flap
Face carcinoma
Lips carcinoma
Regional flap
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Summary:Summary The main cause of labial defect is carcinological, in 90% of cases involving the lower lip. Reconstruction for labial defect is a therapeutic challenge imposing two main requirements: to achieve good esthetic quality, and to conserve labial function. Steps of defect analysis is proposed. Very numerous techniques have been described that are not exhaustively explained in this surgical review. Thus, the authors suggest reliable, reproducible solutions that should enable the surgeon to deal with most of the labial defect situations encountered in practice, based on consensual indications. Node involvement and alternatives to surgery, such as X-ray therapy, also fall outside the field of the present article.
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ISSN:1879-7296
1879-730X
DOI:10.1016/j.anorl.2010.04.001