title: Bilateral gluteal thigh flaps for closure of large defects in the lumbosacral region and perineal region.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bandoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuzuki
mesh_terms: 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*