Chest wall reconstruction with a lateral thoracic artery perforator propeller flap for a radiation ulcer on the anterior chest.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.04.046.
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Abstract
A lateral thoracic artery perforator propeller flap is advantageous because it does not require microvascular anastomosis, only rarely involves donor-site morbidity and provides sufficient blood flow. Moreover, by rotating the flap, remote tissues with less radiation-induced damage can be used at the site of the defect. In this article, we report the use of a lateral thoracic artery perforator propeller flap to treat a radiation ulcer.
Medical subject headings
- Perforator Flap
- Skin Ulcer
- Thoracic Wall