Open AccessPedicled omental split skin graft: A novel method for reconstruction of full-thickness abdominal wall defect
Author(s) -
Asis Kumar Chattopadhyay,
Surajit Kumar 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.