[Vaginal reconstruction by musculocutaneous flap of the rectus abdominis after pelvic cancer surgery. Apropos of 11 cases].
Surgical treatment of gynecological neoplasms leads to two problems: pelvic defect, and vaginal reconstruction. The authors have been using rectus abdominis musculo-cutaneous flap as described by Tobin. Eleven patients have been treated. A horizontal flap was used in one patient and a vertical one for the 10 other patients. The authors had one failure. In the ten other patients the average healing time was 21 days and 5 patients were able to return to sexual activities. The use of rectus abdominis flap would appear to be an easy and reliable technique for pelvic reconstruction.
Legré
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Service de Chirurgie Plastique, CHU Timone, Marseille.
Zalta
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R
Houvenaeghel
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Delpero
J R
JR
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010385:Pelvic Exenteration; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D017568:Rectus Abdominis; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*
Reconstruction vaginale par lambeau musculo-cutané du grand droit abdominal après chirurgie pelvienne pour cancer. A propos de onze cas.