Extended latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flaps for extremely wide cervical skin defects involving the cervical esophagus.
Two cases using island distally and anteriorly extended latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flaps for one-stage reconstruction of pharyngoesophageal defects of the entire front of the neck are reported. The advantage of this flap is its extremely large skin territory, which provides a reliable vascular supply. This flap is suitable for extremely wide cervical defects where the recipient vessels are damaged after severe infection and irradiation.
Koshima
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
Moriguchi
T
T
Soeda
S
S
Yamamoto
H
H
Orita
Y
Y
Hara
A
A
D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*