Pedicled buccal fat pad flap for intraoral malignant defects: A series of 29 cases

A buccal fat pad (BFP) as a flap for reconstruction of defects in the oral cavity has been described for a variety of benign conditions. We describe the indications, advantages, and complications of the BFP flap and report our clinical experience with the flap for intraoral reconstruction after tumo...

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Main Authors: Jayanta Chakrabarti, Rohit Tekriwal, Arun Ganguli, Saradindu Ghosh, Pranay K. Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699310