title: Use of latissimus dorsi pedicled myocutaneous flap for reconstruction in the chest area of an 8-month-old female infant with ectopia cordis.
abstract: Ectopia cordis (EC) is characterized by a complete or partial malposition of the heart outside the thorax. Despite the interdisciplinary treatment, the repair of EC is still very difficult and offers new surgical challenges because of its complexity and various combinations with other anomalies. We report the successful outcome after using a pedicled latissimus dorsi flap in reconstructive surgery in the setting of chronic wound dehiscence in an 8-month-old female infant born with a thoracic EC and omphalocele.
authors: Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.
authors: Khaled
authors: K
authors: Dastagir
authors: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Breymann
authors: Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Heckmann
authors: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Horke
authors: Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.
authors: Peter Maria
authors: PM
authors: Vogt
keywords: chest wall reconstruction; ectopia cordis; latissimus dorsi pedicled myocutaneous flap