Trismus is a frequent complication occurring after treatment of tumors of the pterygomaxillary fossa. Local flaps and full-thickness skin grafts fail to release it because they usually lead to scar contracture in previously irradiated tissues. We propose to release it with a thoracodorsal artery perforator flap, which is feasible in children like other perforator flaps. It is interesting because it is thinner than the anterolateral thigh flap and its scar may be less disgraceful and easier to hide. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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John Peter Smith Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol & Facial Plast Surg, Ft Worth, TX 76104 USA
Otolaryngol & Facial Plast Surg Associates, Ft Worth, TX USA
Univ Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Dallas, TX 75390 USAJohn Peter Smith Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol & Facial Plast Surg, Ft Worth, TX 76104 USA
Ducic, Yadranko
Young, Lindsay
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Univ Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Dallas, TX 75390 USAJohn Peter Smith Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol & Facial Plast Surg, Ft Worth, TX 76104 USA
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John Peter Smith Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol & Facial Plast Surg, Ft Worth, TX 76104 USA
Otolaryngol & Facial Plast Surg Associates, Ft Worth, TX USA
Univ Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Dallas, TX 75390 USAJohn Peter Smith Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol & Facial Plast Surg, Ft Worth, TX 76104 USA
Ducic, Yadranko
Young, Lindsay
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Univ Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Dallas, TX 75390 USAJohn Peter Smith Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol & Facial Plast Surg, Ft Worth, TX 76104 USA