Bilateral gluteal thigh flaps for closure of large defects in the lumbosacral region and perineal region.
Large defects in the lumbosacral and perineal regions were reconstructed with bilateral gluteal thigh flaps. These two patients demonstrate the versatility of the flap, which also was used as a sensory flap in one patient.
Yanai
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Department of Plastic Surgery School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Bandoh
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Tsuzuki
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*