Islanded facial artery musculo-mucosal flap for partial pharyngeal defect reconstruction after total laryngectomy: Case report.
Nisha Rajrattansingh AkaliArya Chandrababu JayaDeepak BalasubramanianSubramania IyerKrishnakumar ThankappanPublished in: Head & neck (2020)
Islanded FAMM flap is ideal for partial pharyngeal defects, which cannot be closed primarily. Speech and swallowing outcomes were good. It provided a robust and predictable blood supply and adequate reach. There was no significant donor site morbidity. The musculo-mucosal flap replaced "like-with-like" tissue.