title: Complex abdominal-perineal reconstruction: options after pelvic bone resection.
abstract: Reconstruction of abdominal-perineal wounds after tumor extirpation presents the plastic surgeon with a variety of complex reconstructive options. These options are complicated by the resection of the bony pelvis. Two cases are presented that combine the use of synthetic mesh for pelvic ring and floor reconstruction with soft tissue to protect the intraabdominal viscera. Techniques and approaches to the patient undergoing such reconstruction are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Ames
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013526:Surgical Mesh