The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

December 2017

Reconstruction of a large full-thickness abdominal wall defect with flow-through-based alt flaps: A case report

Author Information

Kim DY(1), Lee J(1), Kim JT(2), Chang HK(3), Moon SH(1)

(1)Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.(2)Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.(3)Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Publication

Microsurgery

Summary

An extensive 35 _ 20 cm sized full-thickness abdominal wall defect was created after resection of aggressive abdominal fibromatosis in a 19-year-old male patient. Immediate reconstruction was not possible due to prolonged operation time and resulting severe bowel edema. The purpose of this study is to introduce our experience of extensive full-thickness abdominal wall reconstruction using only ipsilateral deep inferior epigastric vessels.

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