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Bilobed flap reconstruction for skin defects after parotid carcinoma surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 October 2021

D H Lee ,
E K Jung ,
J K Lee  and
S C Lim
D H Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea
E K Jung
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea
J K Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea
S C Lim
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea
*
Author for correspondence: Joon Kyoo Lee, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, 322 Seoyang-ro, Hwasun, Jeonnam, South Korea 58128 E-mail: joonkyoo@jnu.ac.kr Fax: +82 61 379 7761
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Abstract

Objective

To analyse the treatment results of bilobed flap reconstruction performed for skin defects after parotid carcinoma surgery.

Method

Ten patients who underwent bilobed flap reconstruction for skin defects after parotid carcinoma surgery in our hospital, from 2014 to 2020, were retrospectively enrolled.

Results

All patients underwent bilobed flap reconstruction for skin defects after parotid carcinoma surgery. The size of the skin defect was 2.7 × 2.2 cm in the smallest dimension and 9.0 × 6.3 cm in the largest dimension. All bilobed flaps except one healed without any problems. One patient developed partial flap necrosis in the retroauricular region, and was treated with skin grafts after removal of the necrotic tissue under local anaesthesia. All bilobed flaps, including the cases in which skin grafts were performed, survived after post-operative radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

Conclusion

A bilobed flap is a good reconstruction option for skin defects after parotid carcinoma surgery in some cases.

Keywords

Parotid GlandParotid NeoplasmsSurgical FlapsReconstructive Surgical ProcedureRadiotherapy

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 136 , Issue 3 , March 2022 , pp. 252 - 255
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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Dr D H Lee takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

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