Basic Sciences

476) Which of the following facial flaps has a blood supply from the DERMAL AND SUBDERMAL PLEXUS?

A. Nasolabial flap
B. Median forehead flap
C. Dufourmental flap
D. Lateral forehead flap
E. Deltopectoral flap




REFERENCES & ANSWER




Shumrick K.A., Campbell A.C.: Local Skin Flaps Anatomy, Physiology, and General Types, Chapter 161, Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, (Bailey, editor), Third Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 2035-2036, 2001

Shumrick K.A., Chadwell J. B., Campbell A.C.: Local Skin Flaps Anatomy, Physiology, and General Types, Chapter 161, Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, (Bailey, editor), 4th Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 2357-2367 , 2006


476) C      Dufourmental flap