Reconstruction of simple defects In minor soft-tissue defects in the perineum, direct closure or local skin flaps can be a good alternative. One example is an advancement flap, where the tissue is ...

Blood supply to the flap is maintained from the superior epigastric vessels of the rectus abdominis muscle. Subcutaneous fat and deepithelialized skin are positioned under the mastectomy flaps as ...

The Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous (TRAM) flap is an option used for breast reconstruction. 1 - 3 Its main advantage is the use of autogenous tissue, which gives the reconstructed breast a ...

Kołaczkowska, Magdalena et al. "DZIELIMY SIĘ DOŚWIADCZENIEMApplying vertical rectus abdominis muscle (VRAM) flap in surgical treatment of extensive chest wall injury after deep infection of the ...

The risk-benefit profile of mesh use in this scenario is not well-defined in the literature. We performed a retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent rectus abdominis flap coverage of ...

To report the method of resection of advanced tongue cancer and reconstruction using free rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap through extraoral approach and analyze its clinic effect. Selected six ...

A pedicle transverse rectus abdominal muscle (TRAM) flap leaves the flap attached to its original blood supply and tunnels it under the skin to the chest. It usually requires removing most if not all ...

Local flaps, such as the pectoralis major flap, transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM)/vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap, omentum majus flap, and latissimus dorsi (LD) flap, ...

The soft tissue defect left by abdominoperineal excision may be repaired, and the risk of postoperative wound problems reduced with the use of flap-based reconstruction. The vertical rectus abdominis ...

A surprising number of women experience the separation of the abs after giving birth. Here, experts share what diastasis recti looks like, and how to repair it.

An overlooked cause of chronic abdominal wall pain, anterior (or abdominal) cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) occurs when the branches of the intercostal nerves to the abdominal wall are ...