title: Buried dermal flap for the treatment of chronic postoperative seroma.
abstract: Postoperative seroma is a common postoperative complication, particularly following surgery on massive weight loss patients. Within this patient population, seromas are often chronic, requiring multiple invasive procedures to adequately control. Here, the authors describe a unique dermal flap approach for the long-term treatment of postoperative seroma.
authors: Section of Plastic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors: Nikhil
authors: N
authors: Nayak
authors: Deepak
authors: D
authors: Narayan
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D049291:Seroma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology