title: The use of the Siamese combined free flap to reconstruct challenging defects: twin and triplet variants.
abstract: The reconstruction of large and intricate defects may need the use of combined flaps due to either the size or requirement for multiple surfaces. The combination may be between free and pedicled tissue transfer, and combined or connected free flaps classified by Koshima. We will discuss the use of the Siamese combined free flap as a method of the reconstructing challenging cases, including one of the largest free tissue transfer reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW 2011, Australia.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Bulstrode
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kotronakis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lotz
authors.forename: M A R
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Baldwin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery