Abstract
Six radial forearm flaps, two transverse rectus abdominis flaps and one latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap were used in a bipaddled fashion for full thickness defects of the cheek and the floor of the mouth resulting from cancer resection. The flaps provided both intraoral lining and skin cover in all cases. Immediate reconstruction was carried out following tumor resection in six cases. In three patients who presented with large full thickness defects due to failure of primary reconstruction, late reconstruction with double paddled free flaps was performed. All transfers were successful, in the latissimus dorsi transfer a minimal area of necrosis occurred at the tip of the flap. A salivary fistula developed in two cases, both healed spontaneously up to three weeks postoperatively. The average operating time was 5.5 h; the average hospital stay was 13.4 days.
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