Two-stage free anterolateral thigh flap in the management of full-thickness chest wall resection.
Free tissue transfers are sometimes required in the reconstruction of large full-thickness chest wall defects. To minimize the risk of viscera exposure in case of free flap complications, we describe a two-stage procedure using an anterolateral thigh flap.
Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France cecile.philandrianos@ap-hm.fr.|Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, APHM, Hôpital Conception, Marseille, France.
Cécile
C
Philandrianos
Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.|Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, APHM, Hôpital Conception, Marseille, France.
Dominique
D
Casanova
Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.|Department of Thoracic Surgery, APHM, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France.
Xavier Benoit
XB
D'journo
Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.|Department of Thoracic Surgery, APHM, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France.
Pascal Alexandre
PA
Thomas
D058752:Free Tissue Flaps; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D013905:Thoracoplasty / Q000379:methods*
Chest wall; Free flap; Sarcoma