Brummund Dieter, Chang Angela
Department of General Surgery, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, USA.
Department of Anesthesia, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Aug 27;12(8):e10073. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10073.
A 59-year-old male presented with recurrent mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible. A resection with immediate free fibula flap reconstruction was done. The osteocutaneous free fibula flap relies on the peroneal artery and its distal perforators. Variant patterns necessitate consideration of the challenging to dissect proximal myocutaneous perforator raised on a single or double anastomosis, depending on origin. Even in cases of flap salvage, the fibula flap remains a reliable flap. This case describes a fibula flap with a sole proximal myocutaneous perforator identified during dissection despite a normal preoperative Doppler.