Vol.96 No.10 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 96 No.10 October 2003
Surgical Points of Visor Flap Elevation
Yo Kishimoto
(Tenri Hospital)
Yasuyuki Hiratsuka, Ryo Asato, Shinzo Tanaka and Juichi Ito
(Kyoto University)
Nobuya Fujiki
(Ohtsu Red Cross Hospital)
We reported a case of a young woman who underwent removal of parapharyngeal tumors by way of midline mandibulotomy with elevation of visor (strap) flap. It is not necessary to split the lower lip in this approach, which allows a wide view of the parapharyngeal space by retracting the mandible laterally and superiorly and carries little risk of cosmetic and functional complications.
Key words : visor flap, midline mandibulotomy, parapharyngeal tumor