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ArticleJournal of the West African College of Surgeons

Galeo-Pericranial Flap-A Rich Pedicle Flap for Temporisation of Large Maxillofacial Defect: A Case Report.

Mukhtar Modibbo Ahmad, Abdurrazaq Olanrewaju Taiwo, Ibrahim Kayode Suleiman, Mujtaba Bala, Braimah Ramat Oyebunmi, Abdulmajeed Sajo

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Article in Journal of the West African College of Surgeons. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mukhtar Modibbo AhmadDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Abdurrazaq Olanrewaju TaiwoOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Ibrahim Kayode SuleimanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Mujtaba BalaOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Braimah Ramat OyebunmiOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Abdulmajeed SajoOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
University of Maiduguri · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reconstruction of large facial defects is quite a challenging and difficult task. Various surgical options are available, each with its challenges and complications. Galeo-pericranial flap has provided a suitable technique for reconstruction of radical parotidectomy defects with satisfactory outcomes. A 50-year-old farmer with a histologically diagnosed mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the right parotid gland of 15 years duration had radical parotidectomy and reconstruction of the defect with galeo-pericranial flap. The patient was followed up for 2 years, and the flap was completely taken with no donor site morbidity.

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Galeo-pericranial flapmucoepidermoid carcinomaparotidectomyreconstruction

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PMCPMC10936897
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