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F Braye

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PubMed1995

[The gastro-omental flap: a secreting mucous flap for reconstruction of the oropharynx and the oral cavity].

The gastro-omental flap consists of a patch taken from the greater curvature of the stomach and the bordering omentum. It is based on the right gastro epiploic vessels and is used as a free flap for intraoral reconstruction after resection of oral carcinoma. Twenty patients underwent gastro-omental flap. The operative technique is described. The evaluation consisted in questioning, chemism on the salivary flow and biopsies. There is no morbidity related with the donor site. The gastro-omental flap avoids post irradiation xerostomia. Oral irritation and bleeding of the flap may occur.

Adult↗
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Extensive burns caused by the abusive use of photosensitizing agents.

Psoralens are photosensitizing agents used in dermatology as reinforcements in psoralen ultraviolet A-range therapy. We report observations of 14 young women hospitalized for severe burns caused by abusive use of psoralens. The burns were of superficial and deep second-degree depth and covered more than 76% of the body surface on average. All patients needed fluid resuscitation. Hospital stay was 11 days on average. Healing was obtained without skin grafting in all cases. Among the six patients who responded to the mailed questionnaire, negative effects are now present in all patients as inflammatory peaks. Two patients have esthetic sequelae such as dyschromia and scars. The misuse of photosensitizing agents poses many problems. These accidents are very expensive. The largeness of the burned surface can involve a fatal prognosis. And finally, one can suspect that a much larger portion of the population regularly uses these products without any serious accident. In this case carcinogenesis can be expected.

Adolescent↗