口蓋弁による軟口蓋再建の2例

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Two cases of immediate reconstruction using palatal flap for defect following excision of the soft palatal tumor were reported.
A reconstruction for palatal defect of the soft palate using palatal island flap was very useful in following advantages. The flap was able to transfer from adjacent hard palate. There were no functional disturbances in the hard palate and no necrosis of the flap because of excellent blood supply. The flap was very movable so that it could transfer even to posterior border of the soft palate. This procedure which could achieve in only one stage without delay was easier than in other flaps.
On the other hand, in a reconstruction for defect of the entier soft palate, atrophy of the flap was remarkable after 2 or 3 months so that it should be simultaneously used with pharyngeal flap.