title: Recycling delayed perforator flap: deep inferior epigastric artery perforator-based propeller flap from a prior vertical rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap.
abstract: This article reports a case of re-elevating a prior vertical rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap as a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator-based propeller flap to cover a recurrent chest wall defect. This case demonstrates that a conventional musculocutaneous flap tissue with a preserved perforator can be recycled as a perforator flap. Furthermore, this technique can be a promising new surgical option for recurring abdominal and chest defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ju Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Go
authors.forename: So Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Goo Hyun
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.forename: Sa Ik
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: Kap Sung
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Jai Kyong
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Pyon
mesh_terms: D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000628:therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery*