title: Extended pedicle rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap for groin reconstruction: case report.
abstract: Reconstruction of left groin defect following a failed left femoral aneurysm bypass procedure. The defect was occasioned by excision of a saccular aneurysm of left femoral artery, and repair with PTFE graft for an ilio femoral bypass. On the second postoperative day, the wound became septic and the graft extruded with a resultant wound defect of about 20 x 10 cm. The graft was later removed and wound coverage achieved by an extended contralateral pedicled rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Khainga
mesh_terms: D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006119:Groin / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects