title: Primary reconstruction to avoid wound breakdown following groin block dissection.
abstract: We report our experience of immediate reconstruction of the groin using the deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEA) myocutaneous flap following 32 consecutive ilioinguinal block dissections for groin metastases in patients with penile carcinoma. All groin wounds healed primarily, resulting in a short postoperative hospital stay. Transferring one or both DIEA flaps did not lead to any significant functional disability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cancer Institute, Adyar, Madras, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
mesh_terms: D006119:Groin / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000517:prevention & control; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology