Superficial temporal artery perforator flaps for reconstruction of intraoral defects
Schultz J, Viviano S, Ayyala H, Lee B, Keith J. Superficial temporal artery perforator flaps for reconstruction of intraoral defects. Microsurgery 2020, 41: 119-123. PMID: 33230926, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoral defectsSuperficial temporal arteryFree tissue transferTumor resectionTemporal arteryRegional flapsIndocyanine green laser angiographyTissue transferFloor of mouthPartial flap necrosisPosterior branchDonor site complicationsLaser angiographyRetromolar trigoneOral continenceBuccal sulcusFlap lossRecurrent cancerFlap necrosisPreoperative levelsHard palateIntra-operativelySite complicationsFlap sizeEarly outcomes