title: Reconstruction of a major abdominal and chest wall defect using latissimus dorsi and extended deep inferior epigastric artery flap.
abstract: Large defects of the chest and abdominal cavity are a challenging reconstructive problem. We present reconstruction of a major chest and abdominal wall defect in a patient who had recurrent chondrosarcoma. The defect extended from just below the nipple almost to the umbilicus, and measured 28 x 30 cm. An "extended" latissimus dorsi muscle flap and extended deep inferior epigastric artery flap were used for reconstruction of the defect. A 1-year follow-up of the patient is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011126:Polypropylenes; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes