Glossectomy in the severe maxillofacial vascular malformation with jaw deformity: a rare case report / 대한악안면성형재건외과학회지
Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
;
: 42-2015.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-198021
ABSTRACT
In the field of oral-maxillofacial surgery, vascular malformations present in various forms. Abnormalities in the size of the tongue by vascular malformations can cause mandibular prognathism and skeletal deformity. The risk in surgical treatment for patients with vascular malformation is high, due to bleeding from vascular lesions. We report a rare case of macroglossia that was treated by partial glossectomy, resulting in an improvement in the swallowing and mastication functions in the patient. A 25-year-old male patient with severe open-bite and mandibular prognathism presented to our department for the management of macroglossia. The patient had a difficulty in food intake because of the large tongue. Orthognathic surgery was not indicated because the patient had severe jaw bone destruction and alveolar bone resorption. Therefore, the patient underwent partial glossectomy under general anesthesia. There was severe hemorrhaging during the surgery, but the bleeding was controlled by local procedures.
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Main subject:
Prognathism
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Tongue
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Bone Resorption
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Deglutition
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Eating
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Vascular Malformations
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Orthognathic Surgery
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Glossectomy
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Hemorrhage
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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