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Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in head and neck surgery

Gurbachan I 1 , Gomez AC 2 , Noor N 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Imran Gurbachan, MBBS, FRCSEd. Consultant ENT Surgeon, Harnam Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic, 3rd Floor, UMNO Selangor, 142 Jalan Ipoh, 51200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Andrew Charles Gomez, MBBS, DLO, FRCSEd, FRCS (Glasl, DLO (Lon). Consultant ENT Surgeon, Armed Forces Hospital, Kinrara, Jalan Puchong, 58200 Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 Nazim Noor, MBBS. Trainee Lecturer, ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia, 1985 Jun;40(2):107-14.
PMID: 3834280

Abstract

The experiences gained through the use of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in reconstructive head and neck cancer surgery in 15 cases is presented. It is our method choice for a one-stage reconstruction in head and neck The flap has survived in 14 out of 15 cases. It has definite advantages over other flaps used in head and neck reconstruction.

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