Pedicled anterolateral thigh flap: a versatile flap for difficult regional soft tissue reconstruction. 2010

M T Friji, and Manav P Suri, and Vinay Kant Shankhdhar, and Quazi G Ahmad, and Prabha S Yadav
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.

Reconstruction of extensive oncosurgical defects of lower trunk, perineum and upper thigh, without the complexity of microsurgery, is a reconstructive challenge. Pedicled anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap offers many advantages over other regional flaps for this purpose, such as the large skin and soft tissue availability, the remarkable pedicle length and the reliability. However, there is paucity of literature describing the utility of pedicled ALT flaps for reconstruction of these difficult soft tissue defects. We present our experience of pedicled ALT flaps for various post oncosurgical defects. From January 2005 to August 2008, 85 pedicled ALT flaps were done in 78 patients for post oncological excision defects of lower trunk, groin, perineum, and upper thigh. Majority of patients were males, with locally advanced inguinal disease, underwent wide skin excision and en bloc nodal resection. Age group ranged from 22 to 81 years. The flap size ranged from 10 x 5 cm (50 cm) to 38 x 20 cm (760 cm). The length of the pedicle ranged from 8 to 14 cm. Satisfactory coverage was achieved in all patients, except one, where the flap had to be discarded due to absent artery in the vascular pedicle. Clinically, no functional deficit of knee extensor mechanism was seen in any of these patients during routine activities. Present study has shown the wide arc of rotation, large skin replacement potential, and reliability of pedicled ALT flap.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009369 Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms. Benign Neoplasm,Cancer,Malignant Neoplasm,Tumor,Tumors,Benign Neoplasms,Malignancy,Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasia,Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Benign,Cancers,Malignancies,Neoplasias,Neoplasm, Benign,Neoplasm, Malignant,Neoplasms, Malignant
D010502 Perineum The body region lying between the genital area and the ANUS on the surface of the trunk, and to the shallow compartment lying deep to this area that is inferior to the PELVIC DIAPHRAGM. The surface area is between the VULVA and the anus in the female, and between the SCROTUM and the anus in the male. Perineums
D002081 Buttocks Either of two fleshy protuberances at the lower posterior section of the trunk or HIP in humans and primate on which a person or animal sits, consisting of gluteal MUSCLES and fat. Gluteal Region,Buttock,Gluteal Regions,Region, Gluteal,Regions, Gluteal
D005260 Female Females
D006119 Groin The external junctural region between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh. Groins
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000005 Abdomen That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS. Abdomens
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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