J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2015; 76(03): 167-170
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1390397
Original Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Reconstruction Using Locoregional Flaps for Large Skull Base Defects

Takaharu Hatano
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
,
Hisashi Motomura
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
,
Shinobu Ayabe
2   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yao Tokushukai General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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13 November 2013

23 July 2014

Publication Date:
24 December 2014 (online)

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Abstract

We present a modified locoregional flap for the reconstruction of large anterior skull base defects that should be reconstructed with a free flap according to Yano's algorithm. No classification of skull base defects had been proposed for a long time. Yano et al suggested a new classification in 2012. The lb defect of Yano's classification extends horizontally from the cribriform plate to the orbital roof. According to Yano's algorithm for subsequent skull base reconstructive procedures, a lb defect should be reconstructed with a free flap such as an anterolateral thigh free flap or rectus abdominis myocutaneous free flap. However, our modified locoregional flap has also enabled reconstruction of lb defects. In this case series, we used a locoregional flap for lb defects. No major postoperative complications occurred. We present our modified locoregional flap that enables reconstruction of lb defects.