title: Immediate reconstruction of chest and abdominal wall defect following high voltage electrical injury.
abstract: The report describes a postelectrical burn lateral chest wall and ipsilateral upper abdominal wall defect, successfully managed by immediate adequate debridement and use of a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Kasturba Medical College, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varma
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013903:Thoracic Surgery