Palatal Flap: An Optimistic Salvagable Option to Negate the Maxillectomy Defects in COVID Related Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Mucormycosis.
T Anish PoornaE K JoshnaBobby JohnPrathibha PrakashPublished in: Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (2022)
We present three cases diagnosed with COVID-19 associated Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis, managed by aggressive debridement and resection of the involved maxilla, followed by primary closure with preserved palatal flap, thus trying to establish its versatility for the closure of the maxillectomy defects.