Reconstruction of the chest wall using a de-epithelialised "turn over" deltopectoral flap.
The use of a deltopectoral flap, de-epithelialised and turned over into the defect in the reconstruction of the chest wall damaged by radiation necrosis is described. The advantages of the technique are discussed.
D004848:Epithelium / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous