Abbe-Estlander operation

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[ab′ē·est′landər]

Etymology: Robert Abbe, American surgeon, 1851-1928; Jakob A. Estlander, Finnish surgeon, 1831-1881

a surgical procedure that transfers a full-thickness section of one oral lip to the other lip, using an arterial pedicle for ensuring survival of a graft.

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