commando operation

(redirected from commando procedure)
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia.

commando operation

(Surgery) surgery a major operation for treatment of cancer of the head and neck, involving removal of many facial structures and subsequent surgical reconstruction

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

References in periodicals archive ?

The pharyngeal flap considered to be the "workhorse" flap in treating congenital velopharyngeal insufficiency--has been described in the literature as a reconstructive option following palatopharyngeal resections, (8) commando procedures, (9) buccopharyngectomies, (10) subtotal or total palatectomies, (2) and palatal resections.] The use of the posterior pharyngeal flap was first described by Schoenborn in 1876 and again in 1886.

Functional outcomes following palatal reconstruction with a folded radial forearm free flap