The inferior gluteal artery myocutaneous flap with vascularized fascia lata to reconstruct extended abdominoperineal defects

• Published in: Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 132; no. 5; p. 836e
• Main Authors: Grinsell, Damien G, Morrison, Edwin, Tansley, Patrick D T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Abdominal Wall - pathology; Abdominal Wall - surgery; Aged; Buttocks - blood supply; Buttocks - surgery; Fascia Lata - blood supply; Fascia Lata - surgery; Humans; Male; Perineum - pathology; Perineum - surgery; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods; Rectal Neoplasms - surgery; Surgical Flaps - blood supply; Wounds and Injuries - etiology; Wounds and Injuries - surgery

Abdominoperineal resections have evolved to the point where increasing amounts of skin and pelvic floor are removed, resulting in extensive defects. Many patients receive neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and may require adjuvant treatment; thus, primary wound healing is essential. Existing reconstructi...