One-stage repair of the anterior abdominal wall using bilateral rectus femoris myocutaneous flaps.

Freedman, A M; Gayle, L B; Vaughan, E D; Hoffman, L A · Ann Plast Surg · 1990

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Total lower abdominal wall resection was required to remove a recurrent exophytic bladder carcinoma in a 36-year-old woman. The resulting 25 x 30-cm fascial defect was repaired with Marlex mesh. Bilateral rectus femoris myocutaneous flaps were rotated to close the 25 x 18-cm area of skin deficiency. These provided the advantages of robust cover of the lower abdominal wall in a single-stage procedure and primary closure of the donor sites.

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