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Abdominal muscle flap repair for large defects of the diaphragm.
- Source :
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Pediatric surgery international [Pediatr Surg Int] 2005 Aug; Vol. 21 (8), pp. 677-80. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Jul 12. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Repair of a large diaphragmatic defect in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and eventration of the diaphragm (DE) is difficult, especially when this is an unexpected finding at surgery. A patch of synthetic material may not be available at short notice, especially in developing countries. We describe the repair of nine such defects by using an abdominal muscle flap comprising the transversus abdominis and internal oblique muscles based on the intercostal and subcostal vessels. Although reports of similar flap repairs have been published in the literature [1-5], these employed a subcostal incision for abdominal entry, which we believe jeopardizes the flap's vascularity. Thus, we prefer to use an upper abdominal midline incision for abdominal entry in all cases of CDH and DE.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0179-0358
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pediatric surgery international
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16010546
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-005-1438-1