Various Use of Perforator Pedicled Flap: First Choice instead of Free Flap and Pedicled Flap.
- Author:
Ho Bin LEE
1
;
Yong Kyu KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Korea. psinbrain@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pedicled flap;
Perforator pedicled flap;
Free flap
- MeSH:
Coccyx;
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP);
Female;
Free Tissue Flaps;
Glycosaminoglycans;
Humans;
Imidazoles;
Male;
Nitro Compounds;
Perforator Flap;
Skin;
Surgery, Plastic;
Surgical Flaps;
Thorax
- From:Journal of the Korean Microsurgical Society
2008;17(2):87-93
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: Because of good blood supply of the pedicled perforator flap and its advantage of not requiring vessel anastomosis compared to pedicled flap, it is widely used recently. The authors intended to report the results of various pedicled perforator flaps which have been performed to reconstruct the soft tissue defects and the utility of the flap. METHODS: The study was conducted for 12 cases of pedicled perforator flap which were performed at the plastic surgery department of the current hospital from the period of June, 2005 to August, 2008. Four patients were male and eight patients were female and their age was ranged from 22 to 74 years old with mean age of 42.6 years old. The sites were 1 case on face, 3 cases on chest, 3 cases on back, 4 cases on coccyx, and 1 case on foot. RESULTS: The defect sites of all patients were successfully reconstructed by using the pedicled perforator flap. Although most of the flaps revealed congestion at the early stage after the surgery, they were recuperated within few days. One case of skin flap was reported to be partially necrotized in old age woman who has no reliable perforator. Other than that, all defects were covered successfully and acceptable aethetically. CONCLUSION: As stated in above, the pedicled perforator flap has many useful advantages than the conventional pedicled flap and various free flap. Unless free flap must be required, the use of pedicled perforator flap is recommended by first choice for soft tissue coverage.
