Rotational skin flaps to cover wound defect in groin.
A technique of a lower relaxing incision and use of a rotational skin flap from the anterolateral thigh to close an extensive defect in the inguinal area is described. Its use is especially applicable for palliation in patients with large fungating metastases in the inguinal region.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013848:Thigh; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous