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Bipaddled Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap in Complex Oral Cancer Defects- A Single Center Experience with Quality of Life Assessment

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Introduction

Advanced stage malignancies of oral cavity commonly result in complex full thickness defects with subsequent functional and aesthetic loss. Through this article we describe our center’s experience in reconstruction of such defects with bipaddled pectoralis myocutaneous (PMMC) flap through an immediate, single-staged procedure.

Materials And Methods

The study included a total of 54 patients who underwent composite resection and neck dissection followed by reconstruction of the defect with bipaddled PMMC flap. All patients were followed up post-operatively for 1 year and were monitored for flap and donor site related complications. Using University of Washington Quality of life v4 questionnaire (UW-QOL4), we assessed the QOL of 54 patients. The mean scores were compared to other similar studies. Results: The overall complication rate was 66.6%, whereas, 33.3% patients had no complications. The most common complication was wound dehiscence seen in 31.5% of cases in the recipient site and 12.9% in the donor site. Other complications were seroma, hematoma, plate exposure, orocutaneous fistula etc. Around 73.7% patients reported a good, very good or outstanding overall quality of life in the post-operative period. The mean composite QOL score was 65.84. Our study showed comparable domains of pain, appearance, activity, recreation, swallowing, chewing, speech, shoulder function and taste with other similar studies. Conclusion: Bipaddled PMMC flap proves to be a considerable alternative for microvascular free flaps in reconstruction of full-thickness defects of oral cavity owing to its reliable blood supply, accessibility, easier harvesting technique, cost effectiveness, high success rate and acceptable quality of life.

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    Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Naresh Kumar Sharma, Janani Anandkumar, Nitesh Mishra & Arun Pandey

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P, India

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Singh, A.K., J F, N., Sharma, N.K. et al. Bipaddled Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap in Complex Oral Cancer Defects- A Single Center Experience with Quality of Life Assessment. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75, 641–648 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-022-03324-6

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