title: Experimental reconstruction of cutaneous defects with microvascular jejunal transplants.
abstract: In a rat model, island and free flap transfers of jejunal segments were performed to provide a vascularised base in surgically created wounds. These thin, pliable flaps were subsequently stripped of mucosa and skin-grafted to provide a durable cutaneous cover. Histological evaluation of the flaps was performed. Advantages and disadvantages of the procedure are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kerrigan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D007583:Jejunum / Q000637:transplantation*; D008722:Methods; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps