Repaired four cases of hypopharyngeal combined neck skin defects using a folded supraclavicular flap
Objective:To evaluate the outcomes following the use of folded supraclavicular flap repaired hypopharyn-geal combined neck skin defects.Methods:Folded supraclavicular flap were designed to repaired four cases of hypopha-ryngeal combined neck skin defects patients.Evaluate their repair effect(3 men,l woman;mean age:66 years).Hypo-pharyngeal fistula from 3.2 cmX 1.8 cm to 4.5 cmX 3.8 cm,skin defects in the neck from 3.8 cmX 2.2 cm to 5.1 cm X4.5 cm.The folded supraclavicular flap from 8 cmX5 cm to 13 cmX9 cm.Results:All flaps survived,head and neck appearance was satisfactory,and no patient experienced a major complication.All patients resumed an oral diet function.No fistula recurrence or stricture developed after 6-19 months of follow-up.Conclusion:The folded supraclavicular flap is a safe and effective flap Repaired for hypopharyngeal combined neck skin defects.
pharyngeal fistulasupraclavicular flappedicled flapreconstructive surgeryhead and neck ne-oplasms