Reconstruction local defect after subtotal or extended resection of temporal bone
- VernacularTitle:颞骨次全或扩大切除术后局部缺损的修复
- Author:
Yihui ZOU
;
Dongyi HAN
;
Deliang HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
resection of temporal bone;
reconstruction for defects
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
1983;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the best way for reconstruction of local defect after subtotal or extended resection of the temporal bone. Method The reconstruction of 33 patients who had undergone subtotal or extended resection of temporal bone between July 1993 to June 2003 in our hospital were retrospectively analysed. Results Thirty-three patients, aged 14-69 years old (average 45.0) were enrolled. Among them, 26 were suffering from malignancy (12 with recurrences, undergoing several operations). Subtotal resection of temporal bone was performed in 22 cases and extended resection in 11. Total survival rate of reconstructive tissues was 81.8%(27/33), in which pectoralis major island musculocutaneous flap accounted for 77.8%(7/9), temporalis musculocutaneous flap survived 100% (9/9), pedicled temporalis musculocutaneous flap associated with other local musculocutaneous flap survived 100%(4/4), 60.0% (3/5) of upper sternocleidomastoid musculocutaneous flap survived, and 66.7% (4/6) of fat transplantation survived. Nature and extent of the diseases, preoperative radiotherapy, relapse and postoperative leakage of cerebrospinal fluid were important influential factors for postoperative healing. Conclusions Reconstructive measures depended on the nature and extent of diseases, necessary size of tissue, local circulation, and influential factors of healing. The optimum way for the repair of a small defect after resection of non-malignant tumor was fat transplantation with dermis, and pedicled temporalis musculocutaneous flap for malignant tumors. Pectoralis major island musculocutaneous flap was employed in large defect and that with lack of blood supply. Skin grafting met several failures in these patients. Theoretically, free scapular skin flap is the optimum way for defects after subtotal or extended resection of temporal bone.
