title: Abdominal wall reconstruction with free flaps.
abstract: This article addresses the clinical applications of free tissue transfer for abdominal wall reconstruction. Details of indications, techniques, and clinical examples for the coverage of complex abdominal wall defects are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, 820 South Wood Street, M/C 958, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Porshinsky
authors.forename: Sai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramasastry
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps