title: Dura and cranial base reconstruction by external oblique fascia and rectus abdominis muscle flap.
abstract: The rectus abdominis muscle flap, combined with the external oblique fascia, were utilized in cranial-base reconstruction. In a wide defect caused by resection of a giant meningioma, the dura was reconstructed with the external oblique fascia and anterior sheath, and the cranial-base defect was reconstructed with the rectus abdominis muscle flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harashina
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*