Tuli Puneet, Parashar Atul, Nanda Vipul, Sharma Ramesh K
Department of Plastic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Indian J Plast Surg. 2009 Jan-Jun;42(1):104-5. doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.53019.
Buccal musculomucosal flap is commonly used in cleft palate surgery for providing additional lining when nasal mucosa is inadequate. We report an unusual complication of progressively increasing fat herniation from the sutured donor site which started appearing on the third postoperative day. This necessitated excision of the protruding fat pad on the seventh postoperative day. The possible mechanism and precautions for prevention of this complication are discussed.
颊肌黏膜瓣常用于腭裂手术,当鼻腔黏膜不足时可提供额外的衬里。我们报告了一例不寻常的并发症,即缝合供区脂肪疝出逐渐增加,术后第三天开始出现。这使得在术后第七天需要切除突出的脂肪垫。本文讨论了该并发症的可能机制及预防措施。