ABSTRACT
For the first time in 1979, it was described by Wang that the infrahyoid musculocutaneous flap (IHMC flap) appears to be extremely suitable for medium-sized head and neck defect. Nevertheless, this flap remains unpopular because of its pretended lack of reliability. The aim of this study is to describe the surgical key points and to expose its main advantages. An IHMC flap was achieved on 32 patients to repair tissue loss due to surgical resection of a squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aero-digestive tract, from March 2006 to January 2010. Medical records of each of these patients were retrospectively analysed by the investigators including the detailed clinical, pathological and operative reports. No patient presented with total flap necrosis. However, we experienced four skin paddles necrosis. In two cases, the necrosis was total and in two cases partial. All donor sites were closed primarily without any tension. One patient showed a major dehiscence of the neck skin incision that required a pectoralis major flap. The IHMC flap is reliable and the harvesting technique is simple when the surgical key points are respected. Its advantages make it a convenient flap for medium-sized head and neck defect.
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery , Head and Neck Neoplasms/surgery , Neck/surgery , Pectoralis Muscles/transplantation , Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods , Skin Transplantation/methods , Surgical Flaps , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Graft Survival , Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Reproducibility of Results , Retrospective Studies , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Pharyngocele, or lateral pharyngeal diverticulum (LPD), is rare, as only a few cases have been described. This condition is characterized by local bulging in the piriform recess or in a vallecula. The diagnosis, which is clinically difficult, is made by barium-swallow examination of the pharynx. Surgical repair is indicated when symptoms are present. We report 3 new cases of LPD, and we discuss the etiology and clinical features of this entity. We also present a short review of the literature.
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Zenker Diverticulum/diagnosis , Zenker Diverticulum/surgery , Adult , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Laryngoscopy , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
O câncer de hipofaringe representa 5 a 10% das neoplasiasdas vias aerodigestivas superiores e frequentemente édiagnosticado em sua forma avançada, com invasão da laringee metástases cervicais. A série é constituída por três pacientesportadores de tumores avançados de hipofaringe com invasãolaríngea. O tratamento cirúrgico, em todos os casos, consistiuem faringolaringectomia circular. A reconstrução foi realizadaconforme a técnica de Fabian modificada por Spriano. Em todosos pacientes ocorreu restabelecimento satisfatório da alimentaçãopor via oral. As técnicas de reconstrução consideradas comopadrão-ouro são o retalho livre vascularizado de alça de jejuno e atransposição gástrica. Uma alternativa às técnicas apresentadasseria a reconstrução com retalho miocutâneo peitoral.
Hypopharyngeal carcinomas of hipofaringe represent 5 to10% of upper aerodigestive tract and is often diagnosed in itsadvanced form, with invasion of the larynx and neck metastases.The series is constituted by three patients with advancedhypopharyngeal tumors. The surgical treatment of all the casesconsisted of total pharyngolaryngectomy. The reconstruction wascarried in agreement with the technique of Fabian modified forSpriano. In all the patients occurred satisfactory reestablishmentof the oral feeding. The considered gold standard techniquesof reconstruction are free jejune interposition and the gastrictransposition. An alternative to the presented techniques would bereconstructions using major pectoralis myocutaneous flap.
