Successful free omental flap and skin graft reconstruction of scalp avulsion injury.
For the management of a full-thickness scalp avulsion injury, thorough wound debridement and immediate primary revascularization or a split-thickness skin graft may be necessary. Graft failure may be common situation thereby predisposing the individuals to unnecessary multiple operations. In the recent times, the use of omental graft has gained much popularity. In the present study, we describe an interesting case of chronic non healing scalp ulcer in a young woman who eventually underwent a free omental flap reconstruction with split-thickness skin graft and had satisfactory outcome.
Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. drramzi@ymail.com
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Ramzisham
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Somasundaram
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ZM
Nasir
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F
Ali
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Das
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps