title: Microvascular reconstruction of a giant encephalocele defect in a 10-week-old infant.
abstract: Microvascular reconstruction of a cranial defect in a 10-week-old infant, which is the youngest case in the literature, is reported. A latissimus dorsi free muscle flap was transferred to cover the defect and a split thickness skin graft was placed over the muscle flap. Despite the successful flap transfer in this case, microvascular reconstruction in an infant has its own risks and infants should be discussed as a separate entity apart from the other pediatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Tophanelioglu cad. No: 13/15, Altunizade 81190, Istanbul, Turkey. bayramicli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayramiçli
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sönmez
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yavaş
mesh_terms: D004677:Encephalocele / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps