Pedicled omental split skin graft: A novel method for reconstruction of full-thickness abdominal wall defect | Zendy

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Pedicled omental split skin graft: A novel method for reconstruction of full-thickness abdominal wall defect

Author(s) -

Anindya Chattopadhyay,

SumitraKumar Biswas,

Meghnad Dutta

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 1998-3891

pISSN - 0971-9261

DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.72440

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , fibromatosis , aggressive fibromatosis , abdominal wall , split thickness skin graft , surgical excision , radiology

Although rare in children, aggressive fibromatosis or desmoid tumors require wide surgical excision for durable relief. The resultant defect poses many challenges for reconstruction. The authors report reconstruction of such a wound using a pedicled omental split skin graft, which resulted from the excision of a locally recurrent desmoid tumor.

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