Feasibility and role of the lateral arm free flap following pull-through oropharyngectomy for tonsillar carcinoma: a clinical analysis

Xiaofeng Yuan; Xiaoran Zhang; Zheng Jiang; Mailudan Ainiwaer; Chenyili Xiong; Xi Yang; Longhao Wang; Jun Liu

doi:10.1186/s12893-026-03708-3

Feasibility and role of the lateral arm free flap following pull-through oropharyngectomy for tonsillar carcinoma: a clinical analysis

BMC Surg. 2026 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12893-026-03708-3. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Xiaofeng Yuan^#^{1

2

3}, Xiaoran Zhang^#^{1

2}, Zheng Jiang^{1

2}, Mailudan Ainiwaer^{1

2}, Chenyili Xiong^{1

2}, Xi Yang^#⁴, Longhao Wang^#^{5

6}, Jun Liu^#^{7

8}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, Chengdu, China.
² Head and Neck Surgical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
³ Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Mianyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Sichuan, Mianyang, China.
⁴ The Second Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China. wyx925@126.com.
⁵ Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, Chengdu, China. entwlh@outlook.com.
⁶ Head and Neck Surgical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. entwlh@outlook.com.
⁷ Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, Chengdu, China. hxheadneckjunl@163.com.
⁸ Head and Neck Surgical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. hxheadneckjunl@163.com.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 41987161
DOI: 10.1186/s12893-026-03708-3

No abstract available

Keywords: lateral arm free flap; mandible-preserving; oropharyngectomy; reconstruction; tonsil carcinoma.