Clinical trial · Observational
Impact of Forearm Free Flap in Orbital Exenteration Reconstruction
Apport du Lambeau Libre antébrachial Dans la Reconstruction Post-exentération
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Orbital exenteration is the en bloc removal of the entire orbital contents. This mutilating surgical technique is reserved for the management of certain malignant orbito-palpebral tumors or those that secondarily invade the orbit. Several types of exenteration have been described, more or less extended to the adjacent structures, with sometimes mixed ENT-neurosurgical approaches for lesions invading the endocranium and causing large losses of substance. Different surgical reconstruction techniques have been developed over the years, from spontaneous epithelialization to free osteo-muscular flap and temporal muscle transpositions. Reconstruction after exenteration is essential to limit the sequelae and to allow the patient who has undergone this trauma to regain social interactions, a quality of life and an optimal self-image. The use of an antebrachial free flap would allow a faster healing and thus an earlier rehabilitation. The main objective of the study was to compare the morbidity of the antebrachial free flap with that of the temporal flap during exenteration and the rate of fitting of patients with epitheses.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative analysis comparing the morbidity of the antebrachial free flap to that of the temporal flap flap during exenteration as well as the rate of fitting patients with epithesis. | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Temporal muscle flap patient questionnaire.
- timeFrame
- Baseline
- description
- A questionnaire of quality of life and side effects related to surgery for patients having a temporal muscle flap reconstruction (13 questions with binary or numerical answers)
- measure
- Antebrachial flap patient questionnaire
- timeFrame
- Baseline
- description
- A questionnaire of quality of life and side effects related to surgery for patients having antebrachial flap reconstruction (17 questions with binary or numerical answers)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 90 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who were exentered and then reconstructed by free antebrachial flap or temporal muscle flap muscle flap at the Institut Curie Paris, between January 2005 and December 2020. Exclusion Criteria: * Legally protected patients * Patients unable to give consent.
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