Open AccessPedicled Supraclavicular Flap for Neck Defect Reconstruction in Poland Syndrome
Author(s) -
Charles Yuen Yung Loh,
Waseem Ullah Khan,
Naguib El-Muttardi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-019-01212-1
Subject(s) - medicine , plastic surgery , surgery , poland syndrome , subclavian artery , otorhinolaryngology , clavicle , pectoralis major muscle
The most accepted pathogenesis for Poland syndrome is the subclavian artery supply disruption sequence during embryonic growth. The result is associated with a constellation of abnormalities of structures supplied by the subclavian artery. We present a case of a neck defect reconstructed with a fasciocutaneous supraclavicular flap in a patient with Poland syndrome with the absence of a pectoralis major muscle. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the use of the supraclavicular flap in patients with Poland syndrome.