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- Title
Soft Tissue Cover for an Exposed Transplanted Kidney with a Pedicled Myocutaneous Anterolateral Thigh Perforator and Vastus Lateralis Flap.
- Authors
Faizal, Ali; Bujang Safawi, Ehfa; Sundram, Murali; Kueh, Nai Siong; Normala, Basiron
- Abstract
Surgical wound infection after a renal transplant procedure can lead to graft loss in the presence of host immunosuppression and graft exposure to the environment. Early cover of the wound with well-vascularized tissue will facilitate early wound healing and preservation of the graft. The pedicle anterolateral thigh perforator flap is a popular flap used for soft tissue reconstruction in the groin and perineum. We present a case of an anterolateral thigh flap used to cover an exposed transplanted kidney after surgical wound breakdown. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
KIDNEY transplantation; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS flaps; SURGICAL site infections; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; TISSUES; WOUND healing; COMPLICATIONS from organ transplantation
- Publication
Urologia Internationalis, 2011, Vol 87, Issue 1, p117
- ISSN
0042-1138
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000324543