title: Pregnancy as an autologous tissue expander for closure of an abdominal-wall defect.
abstract: We report the reconstruction of a complex abdominal-wall defect using expanded skin from pregnancy. Wound closure was achieved using a vertical abdominoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Riordan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Budny
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Regan
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018221:Fibromatosis, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D015626:Tissue Expansion; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*