Vulvar reconstruction using a mons pubis pedicle flap.
The treatment of early vulvar carcinoma has moved toward less radical surgery with reconstruction. This report describes our preliminary experience with a mons pubis flap that is simple and appears safe, reliable, and gives excellent cosmetic and functional results following radical hemivulvectomy. Four patients have undergone this procedure with excellent results. The flap brings pliable, hair-bearing skin which authentically mimics the normal side, thus providing good sexual function. The mons pubis pedicle flap should be considered in patients undergoing radical hemivulvectomy where an excellent cosmetic result is desirable.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois 60153.
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RK
Potkul
W A
WA
Barnes
J F
JF
Barter
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G
Delgado
S L
SL
Spear
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014844:Vulva / Q000601:surgery*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*